Comments on: GNU with Linux… Plus KDE, Gnome, etc http://gustavonarea.net/blog/posts/gnu-with-linux-plus-kde-gnome-etc/ Just a social techie Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ellis Gibson http://gustavonarea.net/blog/posts/gnu-with-linux-plus-kde-gnome-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-71701 Ellis Gibson Thu, 20 May 2010 18:04:59 +0000 http://gustavonarea.net/?p=12#comment-71701 For me, the best operating system is Linux because it rarely hangs.;-` For me, the best operating system is Linux because it rarely hangs.;-`

]]> By: libervisco http://gustavonarea.net/blog/posts/gnu-with-linux-plus-kde-gnome-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-22 libervisco Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:24:36 +0000 http://gustavonarea.net/?p=12#comment-22 It's an old argument, but as you acknowledge the GNU, along with Linux makes up for a system that can practically run all the other stuff on top, including X, KDE, GNOME etc. Linux isn't really useful without GNU and GNU can't run without a kernel. And KDE can only run when both are put together. Correct me if I'm wrong and if anyone actually managed to get a GUI on Linux kernel alone. ;) But I agree that there are more important issues. I tend to use "GNU/Linux" as a name mostly to refer to the philosophy that started with "GNU". That's I think the most compelling reason. Cheers Danijel It’s an old argument, but as you acknowledge the GNU, along with Linux makes up for a system that can practically run all the other stuff on top, including X, KDE, GNOME etc.

Linux isn’t really useful without GNU and GNU can’t run without a kernel. And KDE can only run when both are put together.

Correct me if I’m wrong and if anyone actually managed to get a GUI on Linux kernel alone. ;)

But I agree that there are more important issues. I tend to use “GNU/Linux” as a name mostly to refer to the philosophy that started with “GNU”. That’s I think the most compelling reason.

Cheers

Danijel

]]> By: Iestyn Pryce // dylunio http://gustavonarea.net/blog/posts/gnu-with-linux-plus-kde-gnome-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Iestyn Pryce // dylunio Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:24:52 +0000 http://gustavonarea.net/?p=12#comment-24 From what I recall in a LUGRadio interview with someone from gnu.org, "GNU" stands for a few different things. It stands for the project; that is all the tools such as binutils, bash and make. But it also apparently the name of the operating system, which includes things which are not a part of the project such as X Windows. The many meanings of 'GNU' seem to me a further complication of a divisive issue. I do agree with you however that there is more to free software than a name, and it can become very annoying and unproductive to get hung up about it. From what I recall in a LUGRadio interview with someone from gnu.org, “GNU” stands for a few different things. It stands for the project; that is all the tools such as binutils, bash and make. But it also apparently the name of the operating system, which includes things which are not a part of the project such as X Windows. The many meanings of ‘GNU’ seem to me a further complication of a divisive issue.

I do agree with you however that there is more to free software than a name, and it can become very annoying and unproductive to get hung up about it.

]]> By: The Big Failure of the FSF http://gustavonarea.net/blog/posts/gnu-with-linux-plus-kde-gnome-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-23 The Big Failure of the FSF Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:05:40 +0000 http://gustavonarea.net/?p=12#comment-23 [...] RSS ← GNU with Linux… Plus KDE, Gnome, etc [...] [...] RSS ← GNU with Linux… Plus KDE, Gnome, etc [...]

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