that old GNU/Linux argument

[Les Mikesell]

Gordon Messmer wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>
>> I didn't mean the word GNU. Reflexive acronyms are easy but useless. 
>> What was the working system before Linux?
> 
> It was GNU.  GNU, as a system, pre-dates Linux.

As a system of what?

> GNU was not built on top of Linux.  Linux was eventually able to run GNU.

GNU what?  Emacs?  I was more interested in running apache and sendmail 
at the time and didn't care if it was bsd, linux, or unix underneath.

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   Les Mikesell
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