discuss: Gnu Auto tools mini-HOWTO ?
Subject:
Re: Gnu Auto tools mini-HOWTO ?
From:
"Guru -" ####@####.####
Date:
26 Jul 2003 09:03:26 -0000
Message-Id: <Sea2-F19tJLtosJ3Ih700010fe9@hotmail.com>
> > ">gnu u r mentioning here is a set of tools that run
> > over linux system." GNU
> > is an operating system and Linux is a kernel.
>
>now i have heard that from more than one person.i dont
>want to start a free vs open source flamewar here
>
>GNU aims to become an operating system. right now its
>a set of tools that u can run over a kernel like linux
>or hurd or others. gnu itself a loose coordination of
>volunteer programmers. when hurd matures it might
>become an os.
GNU was an OS without a working kernel. That's where Linux came in...it
became the kernel using the various GNU tools which made up the rest of the
operating system (back in the day), in modern times the operating system
(which I refer to as GNU/Linux) consists of software made by various groups
and hundreds of individuals. Refering to Linux refers to just the kernel and
I'm not describing kernel tools alone.
>if you want to mention tools other than those which is
>part of gnu avoid mentioning gnu altogether in the
>title.
I disagree with this but I don't want a flame war so I'm not going to
argue....
>remember: you cant capture everything you talk about
>in your document in a title. it always tends to be
>less than perfect. you got to consider using a small
>but not entirely accurate title rather than a very
>lengthly accurate one.
Agreed, I think I may leave the title as it is, I've already renamed the
document 3 times (or more).
Gareth
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