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> 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
by coffeecat 7y ago
> 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.
- jshevek 7y agoListening 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.
- BenjiWiebe 7y agoCars with carburetors still haven't fully disappeared though.
- Polylactic_acid 7y agoI think stallman is only vaguely aware of anything newer than 1980.
- Avamander 7y agoOut of all the things to nitpick on, you choose that?