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Re: [LUG] Free software and users



On Sunday 10 October 2004 7:37 pm, Grant Sewell wrote:
(Nice to see you at Expo - pity there weren't more of us there!)

<devil's advocate>

Since the vast majority of problems encountered (by the general populous)
are not actually with the Kernel, wouldn't it be more advisable therefore
the rename the LUG a GUG?  A GNU-User Group?  Where should it stop?  Should
I recommend to the LPI that, since the majority of issues covered in their
repertoire of questions are to do with applications written by GNU/FSF and
that only a small percentage of it actually covers the Linux kernel, should
it not be renamed the GNU Professional Institute?

</devil's advocate>

The kernel is required before the GNU code can be used, so it deserves a 
mention. Other contributors are also involved in GNU/Linux and they can't all 
be mentioned (this is described in full on the FSF site) 
http://www.fsf.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html

http://www.fsf.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#justgnu
http://www.fsf.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#many

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