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www/gnu gnu-linux-faq.html |
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Fri, 15 Sep 2017 05:09:53 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Ineiev <ineiev> 17/09/15 05:09:53
Modified files:
gnu : gnu-linux-faq.html
Log message:
Remove unused ids.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.148&r2=1.149
Patches:
Index: gnu-linux-faq.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.148
retrieving revision 1.149
diff -u -b -r1.148 -r1.149
--- gnu-linux-faq.html 15 Sep 2017 08:49:03 -0000 1.148
+++ gnu-linux-faq.html 15 Sep 2017 09:09:53 -0000 1.149
@@ -21,208 +21,208 @@
<ul>
-<li><a href="#why" id="TOCwhy">Why do you call the system we use GNU/Linux and
not Linux?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#why">Why do you call the system we use GNU/Linux and not
Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#whycare" id="TOCwhycare">Why is the name important?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#whycare">Why is the name important?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#what" id="TOCwhat">What is the real relationship between GNU and
Linux</a></li>
+<li><a href="#what">What is the real relationship between GNU and
Linux</a></li>
-<li><a href="#howerror" id="TOChowerror">How did it come about that most
+<li><a href="#howerror">How did it come about that most
people call the system “Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#always" id="TOCalways">Should we always say
+<li><a href="#always">Should we always say
“GNU/Linux” instead of “Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#linuxalone" id="TOClinuxalone">Would Linux have achieved
+<li><a href="#linuxalone">Would Linux have achieved
the same success if there had been no GNU?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#divide" id="TOCdivide">Wouldn't it be better for the
+<li><a href="#divide">Wouldn't it be better for the
community if you did not divide people with this request?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#freespeech" id="TOCfreespeech">Doesn't the GNU project
+<li><a href="#freespeech">Doesn't the GNU project
support an individual's free speech rights to call the system by
any name that individual chooses?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#everyoneknows" id="TOCeveryoneknows">Since everyone
+<li><a href="#everyoneknows">Since everyone
knows the role of GNU in developing the system, doesn't the
“GNU/” in the name go without saying?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#everyoneknows2" id="TOCeveryoneknows2">Since I know the role of
+<li><a href="#everyoneknows2">Since I know the role of
GNU in this system, why does it matter what name I use?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#windows" id="TOCwindows">Isn't shortening
+<li><a href="#windows">Isn't shortening
“GNU/Linux” to “Linux” just like
shortening “Microsoft Windows” to
“Windows”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#tools" id="TOCtools">Isn't GNU a collection of programming
+<li><a href="#tools">Isn't GNU a collection of programming
tools that were included in Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#osvskernel" id="TOCosvskernel">What is the difference between an
operating
+<li><a href="#osvskernel">What is the difference between an operating
system and a kernel?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#house" id="TOChouse">The kernel of a system is like the
foundation
+<li><a href="#house">The kernel of a system is like the foundation
of a house. How can a house be almost complete when it doesn't have a
foundation?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#brain" id="TOCbrain">Isn't the kernel the brain of the
+<li><a href="#brain">Isn't the kernel the brain of the
system?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#kernelmost" id="TOCkernelmost">Isn't writing the kernel
+<li><a href="#kernelmost">Isn't writing the kernel
most of the work in an operating system?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#notinstallable" id="TOCnotinstallable">How can GNU be an
+<li><a href="#notinstallable">How can GNU be an
operating system, if I can't get something called “GNU”
and install it?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#afterkernel" id="TOCafterkernel">We're calling the whole
+<li><a href="#afterkernel">We're calling the whole
system after the kernel, Linux. Isn't it normal to name an
operating system after a kernel?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#feel" id="TOCfeel">Can another system have “the
+<li><a href="#feel">Can another system have “the
feel of Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#long" id="TOClong">The problem with
+<li><a href="#long">The problem with
“GNU/Linux” is that it is too long. How about
recommending a shorter name?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#long1" id="TOClong1">How about calling the system
+<li><a href="#long1">How about calling the system
“GliNUx” (instead of “GNU/Linux”)?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#long2" id="TOClong2">The problem with
+<li><a href="#long2">The problem with
“GNU/Linux” is that it is too long. Why should
I go to the trouble of saying “GNU/”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#long3" id="TOClong3">Unfortunately,
+<li><a href="#long3">Unfortunately,
“GNU/Linux” is five syllables. People won't use such a
long term. Shouldn't you find a shorter one?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#justgnu" id="TOCjustgnu">Since Linux is a secondary
+<li><a href="#justgnu">Since Linux is a secondary
contribution, would it be false to the facts to call the system
simply “GNU”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#trademarkfee" id="TOCtrademarkfee">I would have to pay a
+<li><a href="#trademarkfee">I would have to pay a
fee if I use “Linux” in the name of a product, and
that would also apply if I say “GNU/Linux”. Is it
wrong if I use “GNU” without “Linux”, to
save the fee?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#many" id="TOCmany">Many other projects contributed to the
+<li><a href="#many">Many other projects contributed to the
system as it is today; it includes TeX, X11, Apache, Perl, and many
more programs. Don't your arguments imply we have to give them
credit too? (But that would lead to a name so long it is
absurd.)</a></li>
-<li><a href="#others" id="TOCothers">Many other projects contributed to
+<li><a href="#others">Many other projects contributed to
the system as it is today, but they don't insist on calling it
XYZ/Linux. Why should we treat GNU specially?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#allsmall" id="TOCallsmall">GNU is a small fraction of the system
+<li><a href="#allsmall">GNU is a small fraction of the system
nowadays, so why should we mention it?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#manycompanies" id="TOCmanycompanies">Many companies
+<li><a href="#manycompanies">Many companies
contributed to the system as it is today; doesn't that mean
we ought to call it GNU/Red Hat/Novell/Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#whyslash" id="TOCwhyslash">Why do you write
+<li><a href="#whyslash">Why do you write
“GNU/Linux” instead of “GNU
Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#whyorder" id="TOCwhyorder">Why “GNU/Linux”
+<li><a href="#whyorder">Why “GNU/Linux”
rather than “Linux/GNU”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#distronames0" id="TOCdistronames0">My distro's developers call it
+<li><a href="#distronames0">My distro's developers call it
“Foobar Linux”, but that doesn't say anything about
what the system consists of. Why shouldn't they call it whatever
they like?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#distronames" id="TOCdistronames">My distro is called
+<li><a href="#distronames">My distro is called
“Foobar Linux”; doesn't that show it's really
Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#distronames1" id="TOCdistronames1">My distro's official
+<li><a href="#distronames1">My distro's official
name is “Foobar Linux”; isn't it wrong to call the
distro anything but “Foobar Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#companies" id="TOCcompanies">Wouldn't it be more
+<li><a href="#companies">Wouldn't it be more
effective to ask companies such as Mandrake, Red Hat and IBM to
call their distributions “GNU/Linux” rather than
asking individuals?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#reserve" id="TOCreserve">Wouldn't it be better to
+<li><a href="#reserve">Wouldn't it be better to
reserve the name “GNU/Linux” for distributions that
are purely free software? After all, that is the ideal of
GNU.</a></li>
-<li><a href="#gnudist" id="TOCgnudist">Why not make a GNU distribution of
+<li><a href="#gnudist">Why not make a GNU distribution of
Linux (sic) and call that GNU/Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#linuxgnu" id="TOClinuxgnu">Why not just say “Linux
+<li><a href="#linuxgnu">Why not just say “Linux
is the GNU kernel” and release some existing version of
GNU/Linux under the name “GNU”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#condemn" id="TOCcondemn">Did the GNU Project condemn and
+<li><a href="#condemn">Did the GNU Project condemn and
oppose use of Linux in the early days?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#wait" id="TOCwait">Why did you wait so long before
+<li><a href="#wait">Why did you wait so long before
asking people to use the name GNU/Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#allgpled" id="TOCallgpled">Should the GNU/[name] convention
+<li><a href="#allgpled">Should the GNU/[name] convention
be applied to all programs that are GPL'ed?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#unix" id="TOCunix">Since much of GNU comes from Unix,
+<li><a href="#unix">Since much of GNU comes from Unix,
shouldn't GNU give credit to Unix by using “Unix” in
its name?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#bsd" id="TOCbsd">Should we say “GNU/BSD”
+<li><a href="#bsd">Should we say “GNU/BSD”
too?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#othersys" id="TOCothersys">If I install the GNU tools on
+<li><a href="#othersys">If I install the GNU tools on
Windows, does that mean I am running a GNU/Windows system?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#justlinux" id="TOCjustlinux">Can't Linux be used without
+<li><a href="#justlinux">Can't Linux be used without
GNU?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#howmuch" id="TOChowmuch">How much of the GNU system
+<li><a href="#howmuch">How much of the GNU system
is needed for the system to be GNU/Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#linuxsyswithoutgnu" id="TOClinuxsyswithoutgnu">Are there
complete Linux systems [sic] without GNU?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#linuxsyswithoutgnu">Are there complete Linux systems [sic]
without GNU?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#helplinus" id="TOChelplinus">Why not call the system
+<li><a href="#helplinus">Why not call the system
“Linux” anyway, and strengthen Linus Torvalds' role as
posterboy for our community?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#claimlinux" id="TOCclaimlinux">Isn't it wrong for us to label
Linus
+<li><a href="#claimlinux">Isn't it wrong for us to label Linus
Torvalds' work as GNU?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#linusagreed" id="TOClinusagreed">Does Linus Torvalds
+<li><a href="#linusagreed">Does Linus Torvalds
agree that Linux is just the kernel?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#finishhurd" id="TOCfinishhurd">Why not finish
+<li><a href="#finishhurd">Why not finish
the GNU Hurd kernel, release the GNU system as a whole,
and forget the question of what to call GNU/Linux?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#lost" id="TOClost">The battle is already
+<li><a href="#lost">The battle is already
lost—society has made its decision and we can't change it,
so why even think about it?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#whatgood" id="TOCwhatgood">Society has made its decision
+<li><a href="#whatgood">Society has made its decision
and we can't change it, so what good does it do if I say
“GNU/Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#explain" id="TOCexplain">Wouldn't it be better to call
+<li><a href="#explain">Wouldn't it be better to call
the system “Linux” and teach people its real origin
with a ten-minute explanation?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#treatment" id="TOCtreatment">Some people laugh at you when
+<li><a href="#treatment">Some people laugh at you when
you ask them to call the system GNU/Linux. Why do you subject yourself
to this treatment?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#alienate" id="TOCalienate">Some people condemn you when you
+<li><a href="#alienate">Some people condemn you when you
ask them to call the system GNU/Linux. Don't you lose by
alienating them?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#rename" id="TOCrename">Whatever you contributed,
+<li><a href="#rename">Whatever you contributed,
is it legitimate to rename the operating system?</a></li>
<li><a href="#force">Isn't it wrong to force people to call
@@ -231,29 +231,29 @@
<li><a href="#whynotsue">Why not sue people who call
the whole system “Linux”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#BSDlicense" id="TOCBSDlicense">Since you objected to the original
+<li><a href="#BSDlicense">Since you objected to the original
BSD license's advertising requirement to give credit to the University of
California, isn't it hypocritical to demand credit for the GNU
project?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#require" id="TOCrequire">Shouldn't you put something in
+<li><a href="#require">Shouldn't you put something in
the GNU GPL to require people to call the system
“GNU”?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#deserve" id="TOCdeserve">Since you failed to put
+<li><a href="#deserve">Since you failed to put
something in the GNU GPL to require people to call the system
“GNU”, you deserve what happened; why are you
complaining now?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#contradict" id="TOCcontradict">Wouldn't you be better off
+<li><a href="#contradict">Wouldn't you be better off
not contradicting what so many people believe?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#somanyright" id="TOCsomanyright">Since many people call it
+<li><a href="#somanyright">Since many people call it
“Linux”, doesn't that make it right?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#knownname" id="TOCknownname">Isn't it better to call the
+<li><a href="#knownname">Isn't it better to call the
system by the name most users already know?</a></li>
-<li><a href="#winning" id="TOCwinning">Many people care about what's
convenient or
+<li><a href="#winning">Many people care about what's convenient or
who's winning, not about arguments of right or wrong. Couldn't you
get more of their support by a different road?</a></li>
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2017/09/15 08:49:03 $
+$Date: 2017/09/15 09:09:53 $
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</p>
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