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Yuri de Groot wrote:

>>Here's a provocative question for you - given the above
>>statement,  shouldn't RMS be pushing for *everyone who
>>chooses the GPL* to be  referred to as "GNU/<name>" ?
>>    
>>
>
>Not all source released under the GPL license is made using
>GNU tools.
>GNU and GPL both come from the FSF but they are distinct,
>IMHO.
> 
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>
>>Picking solely on Linux as the recipient of "you must
>>mention GNU"  comments sounds too much like sour grapes.
>>Perhaps the GPL should have  included an advertising
>>clause, like the BSD licenses?
>>    
>>
>
>Too late. FSF has already licensed the GNU tools without an
>advertising clause.
>It is good to give credit to GNU because without the GNU
>tools linux would be very different (who knows what other
>tools may have filled the gap - I can't travel to a parallel
>universe to find out).
>However, without the advertising clause there is no legal
>obligation to do so, though perhaps a moral obligation.
>
but especially a philosphical (logical) one.

>Yuri
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