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  From: John Edwards <isplist@adam.com.au>
  To  : Alan Kennington <akenning@topology.org>
        Jason Tamn <jtan163@bigpond.net.au>
  Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 00:24:05 +0930

Re: linux is not GNU/linux [was RedHat 7.1 reliability?]

>Personally, I would be more tempted to describe linux as
>linux/X rather than GNU/linux.

The GPL says "You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any
portion of it", which would include the name.

So modify your version of GNU/Linux to be called 'Linux', and you're ok
under the GPL.

John Edwards


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