Re: [Fsuk-manchester] GNU/Linux and free speech

[Dave Page]

On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 11:45:16AM +0100, Dave Crossland wrote:
> On 09/01/2008, Dave Page <address@hidden> wrote:

> > I'm pretty sure that my OpenWRT-flashed wireless router is a Linux
> > system, rather than a GNU/Linux system. It runs Linux, uclibc, busybox
> > etc. none of which AFAIK are GNU tools.

> I'm pretty sure you're not using one to write your email with, though.

I'm not writing my e-mail on my OpenWRT-flashed wireless router. What's
your point?

> There are clearly several non-GNU free software operating systems.
> That has nothing to do with GNU+Linux systems being such, and it being
> helpful towards the free software movement to call them such.

Not only are there non-GNU free software operating systems, there are
Linux-based non-GNU operating systems. I'll happily call my desktop,
server etc. a GNU/Linux system, but to refer to *all* Linux-based
systems as GNU/Linux, even if they don't use the GNU utilities, is
incorrect and disingenious.

Dave
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