From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:47:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:47:17 -0500 Received: from mail5.intermedia.net ([206.40.48.155]:47877 "EHLO mail5.intermedia.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:47:16 -0500 Subject: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? From: Ranjeet Shetye To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: <20030102061430.GA23276@mark.mielke.cc> <20030103040612.GA10651@work.bitmover.com> <20030104220651.GA30907@merlin.emma.line.org> <20030104222330.GA1386@work.bitmover.com> <20030105221345.GA31840@mark.mielke.cc> <20030106173949.GA1712@gnuppy.monkey.org> <20030107141758.GA10770@gnuppy.monkey.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1042049451.22532.7.camel@ymb1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.0 Date: 08 Jan 2003 10:10:52 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Richard, The last time I tried installing the GNU Operating System without the Linux Kernel, it wouldn't boot. Dont know why. I had my /bin/ls and my /bin/make installed but they just wouldn't boot the computer. I finally installed a Windows 98 kernel to help the GNU operating system (i.e. ls and make) and now I can happily state that my computer is running a GNU Operating System with a Windows 98 kernel. Doesn't that sound silly ??????? Know why ? cos (Operating System == kernel), in this case, its Linux, and the GNU stuff refers to the utilities only. Mind you, they are VERY IMPORTANT utilities, but utilities nonetheless. To call them an operating system is ridiculous, as I think I proved in the earlier part of my mail. Ranjeet Shetye. Senior Software Engineer.