Or like rms claimed Linux as part of GNU, he claimed POSIX and some people
believed him. -jsq
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 9:38 AM Warner Losh <imp(a)bsdimp.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 6:15 AM Dan Cross <crossd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 8:12 AM John S Quarterman
<jsqmobile(a)gmail.com
wrote:
I don't recall rms being involved, certainly
not in the name. -jsq
quip: Like childbirth, perhaps the unpleasant memory was simply blocked
out?
Is it possible that RMS suggested it as maybe an obvious quip to a
committee member who later credited him with that since that conversation
happened before that person heard it from others on the committee? Tricky
to know from this distance in time.
Warner
- Dan C.