On 12/28/06, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
On 28-Dec-06, at 1:31 AM, Harsh Busa wrote:
anurag can we have url as wiki.glug-bom.org.in ?
i strongly object. this is *not* a glug - although some people may like to use g/lug.
Okay ... now you're confusing this mailing list with an operating system.
There is a very simple precedent to be followed in this case. The FOSS tradition says that the decision of what to call the list (or the associated web-site) rests entirely with the founding members of the list. If you don't like it you can go and start your own list. This decision is not open to vote, unless the admins propose it. In any case a "strong objection" is a sign of intolerance.
Now common sense suggests that the easiest way to co-exist would be to stick to "your way" of expression in "your" speech - so if someone requests that a document authored by him/her should contain "Linux" and not "GNU/Linux" - we can respect that. But respect should always be mutual. Since everyone is already bored of this dispute, I suggest we just let things be and move forward.
Infact I would suggest that one should never change Linux to GNU/Linux or vice-versa in anything that one hasn't written him[/her]self. And if you're updating a page you must stick to the convention of the original author - unless you obtain his/her permission for digression. Let's follow this convention in general on the entire wiki. After all it is the FOSS way of doing things.
. farazs