RMS says: "Use BSD, for goodness sake!"

[Erwin Lansing]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 09:45:58PM -0600, Brett Glass wrote:
> Stallman doesn't say that anywhere in the article you reference.
> 
> However, he does say one very chilling thing:
> 
> "the GNU system became popular in conjunction with Linux, but today it 
> also runs with two BSD kernels and the GNU kernel."
> 
> In short, Stallman considers the BSDs' "userland" utilities to be part
> of the "GNU system."

Actually, he says that the GNU tools work with other kernels than Linux,
no more, no less. This says something about GNU, not BSD.
> 
> Alas, the BSDs do incorporate far to much of the FSF's software, and 
> fail to provide non-GPLed replacements for it.
> 
> In short, Stallman fully believes (alas, with good reason) that the BSDs
> are ensnared in the web of his malicious agenda.
> 
You're putting words in his mouth.

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