> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Miller [mailto:mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:39 AM > To: Chuck Cole > Cc: TCLUG List > Subject: RE: [tclug-list] TC*G*LUG > > > On Tue, 7 Oct 2008, Chuck Cole wrote: > > > On Tue, 7 Oct 2008, Mike Miller wrote: > > > >> Well the first name used for the system was GNU, wasn't it? Then Linus > >> wrote a kernel and named it Linux, after himself, and said that it was > >> "nothing" without GNU. So why don't we call the system that includes > >> the Linus' kernel GNU, which was its original name? > > > > KISS.. otherwise we must give credit to von Neumann, and ... > > OK. GNU it is. You are right. Why even mention the name of the kernel > when the system had the name GNU from day one? The only issue here is change of the list and domain name TCLUG. More credit is due von Neumann than GNU in any case. Only the TCLUG founders, maintainers, and those paying for the associated domain names have a say in this matter BECAUSE they chose TCLUG when most knew full and well, and TCLUG was appropriate then and for years afterwards. Wear whatever ID bracelet you choose because that is your choice. Changing the TCLUG name is not yours to choose. You are a relative newcomer here.. and an excellent contributor most of the time. :-) Chuck > > Mike > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.6/1710 - Release Date: 10/6/2008 5:37 PM >