Re: gnu and linux

[Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <thaths@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ramakrishnan M proclaimed:
> Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:
> > Highly debatable.  I can make an equally convincing argument that if GNU
> > had not existed Linus would have built a kernel and distributed it under
> > some other license.
> If gcc were not there, I doubt whether linux project would have ever taken off.
> And we all may not be using GNU/Linux now! 

Is there an echo in here?  I thought I had already said that this is a
deadlock because it is about contentions - what ifs.  You can contend
whatever and I can contend something else.  It cannot be proven either way.

> One of the reasons for the success
> of Linux kernel is that it is GPLed.

I don't disagree.

> > Why don't you agree.  Please elaborate.
> Because common sense tells that it is a really stupid idea.

Excellent way of arguing.  I am sure you would get top marks for this kind
of argument from any debating school.

Thaths
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