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Re: GCC Development Mission Statement
- To: law at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: GCC Development Mission Statement
- From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand at inf dot utfsm dot cl>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:51:01 -0400
- cc: Robert Harley <Robert dot Harley at inria dot fr>, egcs-patches at cygnus dot com
Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com> said:
> In message <199904271447.QAA13515@pauillac.inria.fr>you write:
> > Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> wrote:
> > >Talking about the "GNU/Linux variant" of the "GNU system" is sure
> > >to elicit an all-out flamewar [...]
> > Jeffrey A Law <law@upchuck.cygnus.com> replied:
> > >This topic is not open for discussion.
> > Perhaps I misheard. Could you run that part by us again?
> Run what? There's nothing to discuss.
> > The issue here doesn't seem to be the usual "GNU/Linux" vs. "Linux"
> > war, but rather: why should the introductory sentence about the GNU C
> > Compiler mention any O.S. at all? The phrase has no more place there
> > than a phrase about the *BSD's or any number of other systems. This
> > appears to be the point Horst was making.
> It's not a topic for discussion. Sorry. It's there and will stay. This is
> a decision made by the steering committee, RMS & the FSF. I'm sorry if you
> disagree or think it is unwise.
I think it is unwise to go out of your way just to irritate the community
that supports you, and on petty grounds. But so be it.
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