Linux said, "Authors matter." By using the term GNU/Linux, it seems as though Linux is just a part of the GNU project. It is not. Just because someone uses your tools to build their own software does not mean that you own that software. If you have such issues, don't let people use the tools.

Please show me one GNU hacker who has said Linux belongs to GNU, or GNU owns Linux. If you can not, then tender an apology.

What I hate about you FSF people is that you try and steal credit. You just said the same thing again... Use GNU in the name? WHY? Make up a name that highlights freedom, _very very clearly_.

What about this?

"One CD-ROM vendor found that in their ``Linux distribution'', GNU software was the largest single contingent, around 28% of the total source code, and this included some of the essential major components without which there could be no system. Linux itself was about 3%. So if you were going to pick a name for the system based on who wrote the programs in the system, the most appropriate single choice would be ``GNU''."

Read http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html for more.

Does Apache and Mozilla come any way near to the contribution of the GNU Project towards Linux?

Regards, Debarshi