[ubuntu-in] Fwd: Correction in mentioning linux (Please mention it as gnu/linux)

[Ganesan Venkata Subramanian]

Hi All

I think i should make a statement here. What makes an operating system. The
kernel as well as its utilities. Correct me if i am wrong. while saying
linux we are talking of only the kernel. Then where is the mention of the
utilities which make up the os. It is like mentioning the car engine which
represents only a part of the car.

Thanks & Regards

GANESAN VENKAT SUBRAMANIAN
Registered GNU/Linux user #409047
'I am what I am because of who we all are'


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: James Sebastian <james.sebastian at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Correction in mentioning linux (Please mention it
as gnu/linux)
To: Ubuntu India Local Community <ubuntu-in at lists.ubuntu.com>




 On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com>wrote:

>  On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Manish Sinha <mail at manishsinha.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 01/26/2011 06:52 PM, Ganesan Venkata Subramanian wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello All
> >>
> >> It is observed in the ML that every body is using the term LINUX instead
> of GNU/LINUX. Its should be corrected because GNU represents the GNU utils
> running over the LINUX Kernel. So we should attribute our credit to both the
> parts which makes such a beautiful OS. Hope this will be followed.
> >
> > This has always been a huge debate.
> > I think I should start referring it as GNU/X/Compiz/Gnome/Linux instead
> of Linux.
>
>
> Well said Manish
>
> in fact my one liner was not meant as a neighborly suggestion it was
> to point out at the absurdity of the whole thing.
>
> Well said both Ram and Manish. Thanks for the detailed email !

Regards,
James


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