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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?Posted Jun 2, 2011 1:05 UTC (Thu) by chad.netzer (✭ supporter ✭, #4257)In reply to: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? by realnc Parent article: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?
Linux is just a cool name. I'd say roughly 40% of Linux's early success at attracting interested people was based on name alone. :)
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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? Posted Jun 2, 2011 6:36 UTC (Thu) by mingo (subscriber, #31122) [Link]
For a long time i shared your exact sentiment (i'd even place the 'pure luck' and 'good naming' proportion much higher than 40%), but then i had to admit that the phenomenal success of the "Git" project is somewhat of an outlier! :-)
So a proper, scalable development model (and, of course, good timing) matters a lot and can offset a bad name.
But yeah, i definitely agree that the "Freux" or "Freax" name would probably have been somewhat of an embarrassment with time, especially for desktop and business users.
(Just like dropping the cool minerals naming scheme (Beryl, Emerald, etc.) and going back to the dry and uninspiring "Compiz" name [for pure ego reasons!] was a disaster for that project, in terms of developer interest and growth.)
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