This is a response from the team that's working to bring out the 'LinuxForYou' newsletter in India. FN
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, efylinux1 wrote:
I am a strong supproter of GNU and what it stands for.Although i would have idealy liked the name that you have proposed but there are few things which you must also know. GNU itself is a shortform and hence could not be registered. secondly we would like to communicate with the common masses and since Linux is the name which he identifies .also linux is a representative of the open source community in a way .
regards Abhishek Kumar Sr Correspondent efylinux1@electronicsforu.com
Strength is life,weakness is death.
This is a response from the team that's working to bring out the 'LinuxForYou' newsletter in India. FN
This is a disappointing response, because the reasons are either confused or not logical.
> GNU itself is a shortform and hence could not be registered.
Is he talking about trademarks? Whether GNU is a trademark in India is not relevant to the question. "GNUForYou" could be a trademark. It rhymes, too.
> secondly we would like to communicate with the common masses and since > Linux is the name which he identifies .also linux is a representative of > the open source community in a way .
If an error is widespread, does that make it correct? Many journalists seem to think so.
The idea of an "open source community" is also an error. We, the free software movement, built this community with our idealism; the open source movement came later. They are part of our community, but it is unfair to name the community after them.
The so-called "Linux" system was developed mainly by the free software movement, and we built the free software community with it.
Educating the public means setting errors straight, not repeating them. Educators must learn the subject in depth before they can teach others. I don't think this publication is going to do a good job of public education about the GNU/Linux system.
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