From: "Paul Ranson" 

It's not just the toolset/compilers. Almost everything that makes Linux
Unixlike is a GNU component.

Paul

"Peter Sawatzki"  wrote in message
news:MPG.1964bb2631ca040b98971d{at}news.barkto.com...
> In article , paul{at}barkto.com says...
> > He's right.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "Peter Sawatzki"  wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1964089fa701def898971f{at}news.barkto.com...
> > >
> > > "GNU/Linux is the GNU operating system running with Linux as the
kernel"
> > >
> > > that's what bothers me most about Stallmann, he really thinks that
Linux
> > > wouldn't be Linux without his GNU tools.
> > >
> > > Peter
>
>
> No, just because Linus used the GNU toolset to build/compile his OS
> doesn't give Stallmann the right to rename Linux to GNU/Linux, otherwise
> I'd have to name all my programs Borland/ or Delphi/ program>, just because Delphi is my tool of choice. Fact is Stallmann
> was unable to build what Linus did.
>
> Peter

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