Gordon Messmer wrote: > Language doesn't work that way. If you speak, and your listener doesn't > understand you, then *you* are the one at fault. There's no point in > speaking to others except for them to understand your meaning. That is > why it is essential for us all to use words whose meanings are > consistent and specific. Therefore, it is detrimental to refer to the > Linux kernel as "Linux", and the GNU+Linux operating sytem as "Linux", > and distributions of Free Software which run the GNU operating system as > "Linux". How will anyone understand what you mean? I've never, ever, misunderstood someone because they use the term "Linux". But I do genuinely misunderstand the term "GNU operating system". Does it mean GNU/Hurd, or does it mean "an operating system using a lot of GNU bits"? Please read the first 2 sentences you wrote above, and think about them. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
