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IP: Correction GNU/Linux
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:18:30 -0400
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 02:55:41 -0400 From: Richard Stallman <rms () gnu org> To: love () essential org cc: farber () cis upenn edu Subject: GNU/Linux Reply-to: rms () gnu org A message you wrote to Farber got forwarded to a mailing list where it can influence many people. >While there are no doubt some important technical differences between >FreeBSD and Linux, and more important distinctions for most >users that the different licensing regimes. When you write about this version of the GNU system, could you please call it "GNU/Linux", not "Linux"? We're the principle developer of the system but most users don't know that, because they call it "Linux". Simply by calling the system GNU/Linux, you can help inform people where the system really came from--so thanks in advance.
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