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Re: exchange with Richard Stallman



From: Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com>

> If we find such an arrangement, I think it's a win-win.  FSF gets a
> maintained GPL'd linux distribution base with a GPL'd package admin
> system and GPL'd or GPL-able packages which fit cleanly on that
> linux distribution base from a well-maintained source.  Debian
> gets significant exposure and significant credibility.

It's very important that we not be publicly associated with FSF because
of Richard's recent public statement that "Linux is not an operating
system". We'd be mud in Linux circles if we remained "GNU/Linux". Thus,
even if we made an agreement with FSF, we'd have to insist that they
not call the system they distribute by the same name we use for it.
They should call their system "GNU Linux", it makes much more sense for
them to do that than to call it "Debian".

Regarding the other points, would you like to try negociating with
him?  There is room for a separate project here, and you could lead it
if you want to. The way I think it should be structured is that there
should be a separate project from Debian with the purpose of adapting
Debian to FSF requirements and folding the changes back into Debian
where that is possible. I'd welcome such a group, but it would have
to be a peer with all of the other groups (mostly CD-ROM merchants)
who add value to Debian and distribute their own versions.
The point is to separate this work from the main Debian effort,
so that Debian would not be held back by it.

	Thanks

	Bruce
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