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"The Linux kernel is just a small
part of the operating system. Many of the software
programs that make up the operating system you call
Linux were not developed by Linus Torvalds at all. They
were created by GNU Project volunteers, putting in
their own personal time so that users might have a free
operating system like the one we have today. To not
acknowledge the contribution of those programmers is
both impolite and a misrepresentation of history.
That's why I ask that when you refer to the operating
system, please call it by its proper name, GNU/Linux."
Taking the words down in my reporter's notebook, I
notice an eerie silence in the crowded room. When I
finally look up, I find Stallman's unblinking eyes
waiting for me. Timidly, a second reporter throws out a
question, making sure to use the term " GNU/Linux"
instead of Linux. Miguel de Icaza, leader of the GNOME
project, fields the question. It isn't until halfway
through de Icaza's answer, however, that Stallman's
eyes finally unlock from mine.


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