[GNUz] GNU/Linux ...

[Nick Rout]

Do you mean the proposition we are debating? How about "top posters must
die"

No seriously there is no need for a formal proposition, but the
proposition propounded appeared to be:

"That we work towards and encourage a distro consisting solely of
software produced by or part of the GNU Project and/or the FSF."

but it could have been:

"That we work towards and encourage a distro consisting solely of
software licensed under the GNU GPL"

but also there seemed to be a proposition:

"That the Canterbury Linux Users Group change its name to the Canterbury
GNU/Linux Users Group in recognition of the importance theat GNU
software has in all Linux distros and in the development of Linux"

and ancillary to that:

"That we encourage everyone to use the term "GNU/Linux" in referring to
our favourite OS instead of "Linux".  [for the same reason]

My proposition is simpler:

"That we recognise and promote the spread of Free and Open Software by:

1. supporting and recognising the FSF and the GNU Project and all other
organisations working towards the promotion, development and distrbution
of Free and Open software;

2. Encouraging hardware and software makers to adopt free and open
software development methods, free and open standards and free and open
hardware specifications and data models"



On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 09:51:29 +1200
InfoHelp <ask@infohelp.co.nz> wrote:

> Out of interest, what is the proposition please?
> 
> Nick Rout wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, July 3, 2004 10:55 pm, InfoHelp said:
> >  
> >
> >>I'm missing something in understanding what you want from this list.
> >>
> >>Please enlighten :-)
> >>
> >
> >sensible debate.
> >

-- 
Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>