On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Adam Williamson <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 04:19 +0200, Kevin Kofler wrote: >> Adam Williamson wrote: >> >> > On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 10:25 +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote: >> > >> >> I am inclined to believe, the spirit behind Linux has changed, changed >> >> away from being idealistic to playing issues low for commerial interests. >> > >> > I'm not going to agree or disagree, but purely as background, remember >> > that the spirit behind _Linux_ has never been particularly idealistic. >> > Linus is a pure pragmatist and has stated multiple times that he chose >> > the GPL on practical grounds, not idealistic ones. >> >> And that's exactly why incorrectly calling GNU/Linux just "Linux" (as both >> Ralf and you did) is a mistake. >> >> Linus started only the kernel. The complete operating system was started by >> the GNU Project, which is very much idealistic. > > I hereby declare this thread officially dead. > > Is there a Godwin's Law equivalent that applies to the invocation of the > 'GNU/ debate'? GNUwin's Law? > -- > Adam Williamson > Fedora QA Community Monkey > IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora > http://www.happyassassin.net > > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- http://cecinestpasunefromage.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------ in your fear, seek only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
