Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:47:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:47:35 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]:39302 "EHLO fencepost.gnu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:47:28 -0500 From: Richard Stallman To: nils.petter.vaskinn@itsopen.net CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-reply-to: <1042016680.1714.16.camel@station3> (message from Nils Petter Vaskinn on 08 Jan 2003 10:04:39 +0100) Subject: Re: OT Naming. was: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? Reply-to: rms@gnu.org References: <20030102061430.GA23276@mark.mielke.cc> <20030103040612.GA10651@work.bitmover.com> <20030104220651.GA30907@merlin.emma.line.org> <20030104222330.GA1386@work.bitmover.com> <20030105221345.GA31840@mark.mielke.cc> <20030106173949.GA1712@gnuppy.monkey.org> <20030107141758.GA10770@gnuppy.monkey.org> <1042016680.1714.16.camel@station3> Message-Id: Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:56:10 -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 683 Lines: 14 linux refers to the kernel plus the GNU software, a complete os linux-kernel refers to the kernel (which is why this is the linux-kernel mailinglist not the linux mailinglist) If this convention were general, it would be less confusing (though still misleading and still unfair). In practice, though references to "Linux" can mean either one, and you can never tell which it is unless you can guess from what is being said. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/