GNU bug report logs - #25254
[minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux distribution"

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Package: guix;

Reported by: taylanbayirli <at> gmail.com (Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer)

Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:43:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 25254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: David Craven <david <at> craven.ch>
To: Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
 <taylanbayirli <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 25254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25254: [minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux
 distribution"
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 22:28:01 +0100

> Using accurate terminology on Wikipedia is an intention of mine, and
> changing the About page (and the FSF's endorsed distros page) not to
> call GuixSD a GNU/Linux distro would help in that regard, but it's
> arguably a petty issue so I don't intend to bother others with it. :-)
> (And a guix bug report wouldn't be the place to discuss it anyway.)

I totally agree that it is a petty issue, so why did you bring it up?
If people start bike shedding topics it is only fair that everyone
else can bikeshed in the same thread, since you are filling my inbox
with pointless emails. Gmail doesn't have a filter for bikeshedding.
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