GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU (2006)

Re:GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU (2006) by coffeecat on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @10:00PM (#22755575)

> Most people have never heard of GNU. Even most of the people who use the GNU system have never heard of GNU, since so many people and companies teach them to call it “Linux”. Indeed, GNU users often say they are “running Linux”, which is like saying you are “driving your carburetor” or “driving your transmission”.

Did Stallman really write this in 2006? Cars haven't had carburetors since the early 90s.

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Re:GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU (2006) by jshevek on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @10:11PM (#22755627)

Listening to politicians debate this year has reminded me how most people's mental models of the world remain firmly stuck in the decades of their youth.

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Re:GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU (2006) by Polylactic_acid on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @10:27PM (#22755698)

I think stallman is only vaguely aware of anything newer than 1980.

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Re:GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU (2006) by BenjiWiebe on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @10:25PM (#22755688)

Cars with carburetors still haven't fully disappeared though.

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Re:GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU (2006) by Avamander on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:02PM (#22772897)

Out of all the things to nitpick on, you choose that?

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