Once upon a time, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler(a)chello.at> said:
Linus started only the kernel. The complete operating system was
started by
the GNU Project, which is very much idealistic.
And where would GNU be if it weren't for Linux? I remember gcc and
glibc before Linux came along (and then there was RMS's ugly "lignux"
renaming attempt). There's a large chunk of GNU software that has
received significan benefit from the Linux community. A Linux kernel
with only software from GNU (as implied by the name "GNU/Linux") would
be pretty useless, so ignoring all the other software that goes into
making a useful OS is also rude.
--
Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.