The Linux Brochure Project [LWN.net]

The Linux Brochure Project

Posted Oct 9, 2003 15:33 UTC (Thu) by proski (guest, #104)
Parent article: The Linux Brochure Project

From the text of the brochure:

Linux is an operating system initially created in 1991 as a hobby project by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland, and then released to the Internet as an Open Source project.

I don't normally participate in the Linux vs. GNU/Linux debate, but I think that such wording is offensive to those who worked on the parts of the operating system other than the kernel, especially on the compiler. It's not just a naming issue. It's a misrepresentation of facts. An operating system is not something that can be created in one year by one person.

I'd prefer free software to be advocated by honest people who know the facts rather than by zealots of the new religion, preaching to the allmighty Linus.

The Linux Brochure Project

Posted Oct 9, 2003 20:14 UTC (Thu) by chalsall (guest, #400) [Link]

> I'd prefer free software to be advocated by honest people who know the facts rather than by zealots of the new religion, preaching to the allmighty Linus.

I'd hardly consider the developer team to be zealots.

But... If you don't like the language included by default, we welcome (in fact, encourage) alternative brochure sets to be produced and contributed back to the project for distribution. Want a GNU/Linux brochure? Great -- make one; we've given you all the tools you need.