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Re: Release plans


From: Johannes Weiner
Subject: Re: Release plans
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:05:27 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux)

Hi,

"Richard M. Stallman" <address@hidden> writes:

>     >From my experience, I don't know anyone personally(!) who has found his
>     way around in Linux and switched back to Windows after it.
>
> I do not doubt your experience, but please note that the system they
> switched to is not Linux.  Linux is a kernel, and has no commands or
> user interface for them to find their way around in.  The system
> you are thinking of is the GNU operating system, which we launched
> in 1984 for the sake of freedom.
>
> See http://www.gnu.org/gnu/the-gnu-project.html for the history
> of GNU and Linux.

Your correction is appropriate.  I am sorry.  Yes, I really meant the
GNU system as users mostly don't even get to see the kernel anyway.

        Hannes




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