From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: hch@infradead.org
Cc: efault@gmx.de, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently"
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 18:45:02 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E18UxyQ-00049x-00@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030103212817.A11278@infradead.org> (message from Christoph Hellwig on Fri, 3 Jan 2003 21:28:17 +0000)
The term Linux for the whole system might be inaccurate, but it's what
is used and as long as the owner of the name Linux (Linus) doesn't complain
that's fine. Calling it GNU/Linux is 1984-style changing of history, though.
The name GNU/Linux reflects the system's real history; the name Linux
teaches a mistaken picture that many people believe is true. Please
see http://www.gnu.org/gnu/the-gnu-project.html for the history.
Let's look deeper, at the criterion you've appealed to. Essentially
you've said it's ok to give credit for A's work to B if B doesn't
object. In effect, that avoids the whole issue of unfairness.
But these
collection of packages had had exactly _zero_ connection to the FSF and
the GNU project except reusing some components from the GNU project.
"Some components" is an understatement--they were numerous. But let's
look beyond that. The reason that these components fit in with other
packages, such as X11, TeX, and BSD network utilities, is that we
designed them to fit together. Our project was to build a complete
operating system, so when we developed components, we had that purpose
in mind. GNU/Linux distributions, at the root, are the result of our
project to make a free operating system.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-01-04 23:40 UTC|newest]
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2003-01-03 20:31 Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently" Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 21:20 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-03 21:28 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-01-03 21:32 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-03 22:09 ` Ranjeet Shetye
2003-01-03 22:15 ` [Way OT]Re: " Philip Dodd
2003-01-03 22:31 ` Ranjeet Shetye
2003-01-04 0:02 ` Lionel Bouton
2003-01-03 22:59 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-01-04 23:45 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2003-01-04 4:37 ` Mark Rutherford
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2003-01-15 20:08 Thomas Hood
2003-01-15 20:25 ` Mark Hounschell
[not found] <20030112070914.AAA21737%shell.webmaster.com@whenever>
2003-01-12 14:40 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 7:13 David Schwartz
2003-01-12 6:16 Mark Mielke
2003-01-12 7:09 ` David Schwartz
2003-01-10 15:29 Larry Sendlosky
2003-01-11 1:58 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 2:07 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:13 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 2:17 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:38 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 2:41 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:46 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 21:44 ` Kurt Garloff
2003-01-11 21:53 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 22:16 ` Chief Gadgeteer
2003-01-11 22:26 ` Kurt Garloff
2003-01-11 23:23 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 3:33 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-12 3:43 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 4:19 ` David Schwartz
2003-01-13 13:51 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-12 4:00 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-12 4:04 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 7:47 ` Chuck Wolber
2003-01-11 22:36 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2003-01-11 22:57 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 11:13 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-11 3:26 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-11 2:54 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 2:58 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:11 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-11 3:14 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:16 ` John Adams
2003-01-11 3:35 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:48 ` Hans Sgier
2003-01-11 3:55 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 4:41 ` J Sloan
2003-01-11 4:44 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 5:09 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-11 15:57 ` Tom Sightler
2003-01-11 3:27 ` Brian Tinsley
[not found] ` <1042256385.1259.106.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com>
2003-01-11 4:16 ` Brian Tinsley
2003-01-11 3:52 ` yodaiken
2003-01-11 4:05 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 5:45 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-01-11 6:01 ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-11 15:03 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 19:41 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-11 21:18 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 6:32 ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-11 2:55 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 3:20 ` Tom Sightler
2003-01-11 19:48 ` Mark Mielke
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[not found] ` <fa.hq6mucv.l4qg1c@ifi.uio.no>
2003-01-08 15:02 ` Giacomo A. Catenazzi
2003-01-08 20:53 ` Jon Portnoy
2003-01-09 23:13 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:45 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-05 8:02 Albert D. Cahalan
2003-01-06 17:13 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-06 17:37 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-06 19:40 ` Steven Barnhart
2003-01-06 23:33 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-07 15:47 ` Disconnect
2003-01-07 13:40 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-07 14:26 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-08 8:00 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-08 13:51 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-09 23:14 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:24 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-11 0:21 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-10 5:33 ` Oliver Xymoron
2003-01-10 6:07 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-10 6:31 ` Miles Bader
2003-01-10 14:17 ` Charles Cazabon
2003-01-11 1:36 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-11 4:06 ` John Jasen
2003-01-11 7:13 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-08 21:29 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-09 2:26 ` Vlad@Vlad.geekizoid.com
2003-01-09 8:57 ` John Alvord
2003-01-10 9:52 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-10 16:05 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-10 18:41 ` Rogier Wolff
2003-01-12 11:55 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-12 12:27 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-13 14:32 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-13 17:09 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-13 17:22 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-13 17:37 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-13 18:48 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-14 18:55 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-14 19:06 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-14 21:32 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-15 12:44 ` Gaël Le Mignot
2003-01-14 22:20 ` Tomasz Kłoczko
2003-01-13 17:51 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-14 18:54 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:14 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 23:39 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-07 16:18 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-01-08 2:29 ` Miles Bader
2003-01-09 7:28 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-09 6:44 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-01-03 22:24 Shureih, Tariq
2003-01-03 23:06 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-03 21:52 Steven Barnhart
2003-01-04 0:18 ` Florian Weimer
2003-01-03 21:50 NVidia " Steven Barnhart
2003-01-01 2:41 Nvidia " Hell.Surfers
2003-01-01 9:36 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-02 18:38 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-02 18:49 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-02 19:02 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-02 19:31 ` Mark Mielke
2003-01-03 7:50 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 7:56 ` Mark Hahn
2003-01-03 20:30 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 11:17 ` venom
2003-01-03 11:49 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-03 13:11 ` venom
2003-01-03 14:58 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-01-03 15:25 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-03 15:48 ` Hugo Mills
2003-01-03 20:30 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-03 1:01 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-03 7:50 ` Richard Stallman
2003-01-04 22:14 ` Matthias Andree
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