Alexandre Oliva wrote:
I read it more as calling a Mustang a Goodyear/Mustang because it has Goodyear tires. But what I was commenting on was:On Jul 20, 2008, "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:No - just that I think the argument is equivalent is like complaining about someone calling a Mustang a car, instead of calling it a Ford Mustang.We're not talking of a "is-a" relationship, but rather of a "part-of" relationship. How about calling a Mustang a tire? That would be the correct parallel. Because, you know, following the Linux-is-an-OS logic, the tires are pretty important, and the car really wouldn't run without them, and it's the last part you add to a car before it runs, so let's call it tire, even though there are more important parts of the car that took far more work to build, such as the motor.
Fedora isn't Linux, it's a Linux distribution, but everyone calls all Linux distributions "Linux", so Fedora should be called "Linux" even though it isn't Linux?
When most people refer to Linux, they are talking about a Linux distribution. Yes, a Linux distribution is more then just the kernel, but it is the kernel that sets it apart from other system that may also use the same user-space programs. After all, the original GNU utility programs were not written for the Linux kernel. There were ported to it. As were programs like Sendmail and Bind. After all, its not like you couldn't build a Linux distribution without any GNU programs. (kcsh, busybox, etc.) But it is nice to have the GNU programs.
If I am understanding you correctly, you want people to only call the kernel Linux. But people are using Linux to describe the entire distribution that uses the Linux kernel. It would be interesting to compare how much of a typical Linux distribution is the Kernel, how much is the GNU package, and how much is from other sources. Just because something is released under the GPL license does not make it a GNU program. And not all the programs in a Linux distribution are released under the GPL...
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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