Re: reiser4progs 0.5.4 for Debian

[Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca>]

>>>>> "Markus" == Markus Törnqvist <mjt@nysv.org> writes:

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Markus> <angry> So stop calling it Debian GNU/linux. Maybe a better name
Markus> would be Debian DFSG/Linux. Just because of the FDL.  Or
Markus> brainwash all the geeks of the world to adhere to a united view
Markus> of freedom.  </angry>

I think that most geeks have an agreement on what "free" is in broad
terms.  There is just some disagreement in some of the details.  The
DFSG (which, by the way, is the precursor to the Open Source
Definition[1]) is at least an attempt to write down the details.  The
FSF has their "four freedoms"[1].  They agree on most of the big points,
but there are some small differences.

[1] http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php
[2] http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

BTW, they call it GNU/Linux because it uses the GNU system/utilities.
Not because of any philosophical reason.  (As a side note, Linus seems
to have slightly different notions of "free"-ness as well, in the sense
that he seems to be more pragmatic in his approach.  See, for example,
his use of BitKeeper.)

Markus> I already saw Hans' reply to this.

Markus> Thank you Hans, you did the respectable thing.

I agree.  Thank you, Hans.

Markus> Let's consider this case closed and buried, please.

Agreed.

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