Re: what is the current status of GPL v3

[David Kastrup]

"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:

>    No.  GNU is the system that the GNU project is putting together.
>
> No? So Emacs isn't part of the GNU system?  Do you mean that Richard
> never ever _really_ intended Emacs to be part of GNU system? And that
> it was an evil plot to make you act in this absurd way?

Your strawmen get more ridiculous by the minute.

>    Parts of this system are actually developed by the GNU projects,
>    others are just assembled.
>
> http://www.gnu.org: "to develop a complete UNIX like operating
> system" I don't see anything about being assembled.  Care you quote?

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And so forth and so on.  You think those guys are lying and in reality
this code has been written by RMS, or what?

>    > It is `mere aggregation' for other operating systems, like
>    > GNU/Linux.
>
>    It is mere aggregation for GNU/Hurd as well, with some adaptation
>    (like of the BSDlite networking utilities) to boot.
>
> That is nice, I'm talking about the GNU operating system as
> developed by the GNU project, which is sponsored by the FSF.  Which
> is what you, and I, are working on.  I find it amazing that a long
> time GNU hacker as yourself has no knowledge of what GNU actually
> is.

I find it amazing that you live in your fairy world where you let no
realities intrude on your "insights" seemingly solely based on reading
the GNU Manifesto and interpreting it as gospel instead of a statement
of intent and persuasion.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum