[Fsuk-manchester] How to respond to anti-GNU trolls?

[Tim Dobson]

I recently encountered this in response to one of my emails on BBC
backstage; what would you suggest I replied to him?

alternatively, jump on the list here:
http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html
and help me out

(Beware: list is quite noisy and generally quite rude and uncouth, in
comparison to manlug & fsuk-manchester)


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: vijay chopra <address@hidden>
Date: 20 Nov 2007 16:33
Subject: Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?
To: address@hidden


On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson <address@hidden> wrote:
> p.s. Kudos for using GNU/Linux though! At least *that* bit of
> terminology is correct.

Aside from the OS itself, I use (almost) exclusively free software
(nearly all GPL) on my Windows machine I don't refer to it as
GNU/Windows. Why should I refer to my Ubuntu machine as GNU/Llinux?
rather than just Ubuntu or just Linux?
The lord and saviour RMS is wrong on this one, and prefers GNU/Linux
for his ego. How's HURD going these days anyway?

Vijay.



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