The decision of the board was reported in the last minutes - http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2006-October/msg00016.html (at the end): * Where "Linux" is mentioned on the GNOME site, try to rephrase to avoid mentioning any specific operating system. Where we refer to platforms on which GNOME is available, replace with "GNU/Linux (commonly called Linux)" Expanded: - There are very few reasons to mention a specific operative system in the GNOME documentation, program strings or GNOME websites. As someone proved back in August, most current references are wrong since GNOME is compatible with several operative systems, including GNU/Linux (commonly called Linux), Solaris, HP-UX, BSD and Apple's Darwin (ref: http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/ ) - GNOME is not a "GNU/Linux desktop" or a "Linux desktop". It is a free desktop. Make sure everybody writing documentation, news or other texts about GNOME understand this clearly. - In the very few cases where the operative systems need to be enumerated, we recommend the use of the formula "GNU/Linux (commonly called Linux)", that has already been used i.e. in the release notes. Amen :) On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 23:19 +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote: > This is a request to the the GNOME Foundation Board for > action/decision regarding this matter. > > There are some strings in some GNOME programs and very few in the > GNOME documentaion that refer to the operating system as "Linux". We > would like the Board to vote and decide for a policy to substitute all > these references to "GNU/Linux" or "GNU", where appropriate. -- Quim Gil /// http://desdeamericaconamor.org | http://pinguino.tv
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