From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from pandora.cs.kun.nl (pandora.cs.kun.nl [131.174.33.4]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32AFFABB26 for ; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:35:52 -0500 (CDT) Received: from callisto by pandora.cs.kun.nl via callisto.cs.kun.nl [131.174.33.75] with ESMTP id g8PBZnka007180 (8.12.5/3.56); Wed, 25 Sep 2002 13:35:50 +0200 (MET DST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Paul de Vrieze To: Moritz Schulte Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] License criteria for Gentoo Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 13:35:49 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org References: <200209251047.39859.pauldv@cs.kun.nl> <87elbinzdq.fsf@fnord.sc> In-Reply-To: <87elbinzdq.fsf@fnord.sc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200209251335.49759.pauldv@cs.kun.nl> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 9d0604eb-1343-4c43-989f-d358b8268846 X-Archives-Hash: 51ce355e4588e40061b03c14e5b1e354 On Wednesday 25 September 2002 12:21, Moritz Schulte wrote: > Paul de Vrieze writes: > > Most people do agree though that a kernel alone cannot make an > > operating system, while it is certainly the most important part of > > it. That's why a lot of people just call the linux-and-gnu based > > operating system linux. > > Interesting, that makes me remember the Ford/Mazda comparison somebody > mentioned in this thread: while the Mazda engine is probably the most > important part of the system (the "kernel"), the complete car (the > system as a whole) is named Ford and not Mazda. ;-) But it would be > wrong and weird IMHO to not mention the engine in our car... > To take this into the car analogies. The car called Linux or Gnu linux Engine: made by Linus Torvalds & co. branded linux Gearbox: made by FSF branded glibc Steering wheel: various misc products by FSF (tar, gzip, bzip2, cpio, cvs= , =09=09diffutils, bash, ed, emacs, etc.) Body: made (in most cases) by Xfree86.org, branded X Paint: The buyer can choose between several styles, the most notable KDE = and =09GNOME. Oil: Made by various authors: (hdparm, iptables, util-linux, modutils, =09e2fstools, etc.) Construction facility: made by FSF branded gcc and binutils Design tools: made by FSF and branded automake and autoconf. Of course there are plenty of optional add-ons to the linux car that need= not=20 all be made using the standard tools/components, but the majority of the=20 add-ons are. Paul --=20 Paul de Vrieze Junior Researcher Mail: pauldv@cs.kun.nl Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net