Re: UDI and Free Software

Raymond A. Ingles (inglesra@frc.com)
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:50:18 -0400 (EDT)


On Thu, 8 Oct 1998, Simon Kenyon wrote:

> On 08-Oct-98 Richard Stallman wrote:
> > Well, I never listened to them, and that's why we now have
> > a free operating system
>
> how is the Hurd doing these days?

Um, Linux would almost certainly not exist if it weren't for gcc, and all
the other GNU utilities. Whatever one may think of the Hurd, credit where
credit is due.

Sincerely,

Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 ray.ingles@fanucrobotics.com

"Anybody who has ever seen a photograph showing the kind of damage that
a trout traveling that fast can inflict on the human skull knows that
such photographs are very valuable. I paid $20 for mine." - Dave Barry

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