Re: You logo

[Richard Stallman <rms gnu org>]

  > Please respect the rules of this list and stay true to the topic on
  > the subject.

With all due respect, I am doing exactly that.  This list is for
discussing activities related to the GNOME Foundation.  To discuss
such an activity here is within the rules.  When I say that the
activity should recognize the GNU system, that is part of the
discussion of the activity.

If you think the activity as a whole doesn't relate to the GNOME
Foundation, and shouldn't be discussed on this list, then it's correct
to ask people to move the discussion of it somewhere else.  But that's
a different matter.

  > Richard, in the future, please reply off-list if you want to correct
  > someone on the usage of GNU/Linux.  We are already a GNU project, most
  > of us already know all this.

There are people on the list who do not know this.  Mentioning this
point twice a year, in a short polite message, is useful and is no
reason for anyone to take offense.  Those who already know this point
can easily disregard two short polite messages a year.

I think I understand what you find unpleasant.  It could be the
hostile responses.  Some make a mountain out of my molehill and demand
that you gag me.  Other responses argue explicitly against citing the
GNU system when talking about it.

That hostility does not come from me.  I am the one it is aimed at.
If you think the attacks are objectionable, you should place the
responsibility on those that send them.

Or you could decide not to let them bother you.  If I can remain calm
while reading that hostility, surely it is easier for you who are not
its target.

I have another suggestion.  How about if you notice these occasions,
twice a year, and post a message saying

  The GNOME Foundation, as a part of the GNU Project, asks you to
  please refer to this operating system as "GNU/Linux".  See
  http://gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html.  Please respond to me
  off the list if you would like more explanation.

I think that will deal with the sub-issue quickly and without disputes,
and nothing will be derailed either.

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