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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Apr-2025 21:45:31 JST 
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Where's swagchen.. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 13:40:37 JST
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@hakui @waff *GNU/Linux.
If you call our operating system “Linux”, that conveys a mistaken idea of the system’s origin, history, and purpose. If you call it “GNU/Linux,” that conveys (though not in detail) an accurate idea.
But does this matter? Is it important whether people know the system’s origin, history, and purpose? Yes, because people who forget history are often condemned to repeat it. The Free World that has developed around GNU/Linux is not secure; the problems that led us to develop GNU are not completely eradicated, and they threaten to come back. When I explain why it’s appropriate to call the operating system “GNU/Linux” rather than “Linux,” people sometimes respond this way:
"Granted that the GNU Project deserves credit for this work, is it really worth a fuss when people don’t give credit? Isn’t the important thing that the job was done, not who did it? You ought to relax, take pride in the job well done, and not worry about the credit."
This would be wise advice, if only the situation were like that—if the job were done and it were time to relax. If only that were true! But challenges abound, and this is no time to take the future for granted. Our community’s strength rests on commitment to freedom and cooperation. Using the name GNU/Linux is a way for people to remind themselves and inform others of these goals.
People who know they are using a system that came out of the GNU Project can see a direct relationship between themselves and GNU. They won’t automatically agree with our philosophy, but at least they will see a reason to think seriously about it. In contrast, people who consider themselves “Linux users,” and believe that the GNU Project “developed tools which proved to be useful in Linux,” typically perceive only an indirect relationship between GNU and themselves. They may just ignore the GNU philosophy when they come across it.
The GNU Project is idealistic, and anyone encouraging idealism today faces a great obstacle: the prevailing ideology encourages people to dismiss idealism as “impractical.” Our idealism has been extremely practical: it is the reason we have a free GNU/Linux operating system. People who love this system ought to know that it is our idealism made real.
If “the job” really were done, if there were nothing at stake except credit, perhaps it would be wiser to let the matter drop. But we are not in that position. To inspire people to do the work that needs to be done, we need to be recognized for what we have already done. Please help us, by calling the operating system GNU/Linux. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 12:54:04 JST
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swagchen hasn't returned after trying the Hannah Montana GNU/Linux.. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 21:13:39 JST
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@freetar free software extremistへようこそ -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 05:08:35 JST
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@forcedinductionretard Didn't even focus on her car. :cirnoSaddest: -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 00:20:30 JST
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@KometFox Looks like they have registrations disabled and restricted the timeline APIs to logged in users only. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 00:20:28 JST
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@KometFox Only @sun knows. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 00:17:40 JST
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@KometFox They changed the domain to shitposter.world. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Mar-2025 15:30:24 JST
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@lain @solidsanek neko no nikukyuu uohhhh... -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 15-Mar-2025 23:26:03 JST
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@hakui CC @eal @eisai @waifu -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 15-Mar-2025 17:30:06 JST
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@lain Disable link previews. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 17:54:32 JST
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@hakui Let's do chinchon doresu next. I anyway wanted to draw hanfu again. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 17:54:30 JST
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@hakui I now have a rough idea on what to draw. Would be great if forced-san also joins us this time.
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 17:54:27 JST
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@forcedinductionretard @hakui There are no other requirements and we're yet to decide on the deadline. How about 13th April? It's a Sunday. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Mar-2025 01:54:25 JST
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 10-Mar-2025 23:33:10 JST
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They were talking about puri kyua. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 10-Mar-2025 23:33:06 JST
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kore ga watashi ME..!? -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 01:26:34 JST
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 00:43:13 JST
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@hakui shou bijinesu no sekai de sonna koto ha enujii.. -
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r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 00:43:12 JST
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@hakui To be honest, I don't want to do it over night either. Better to delay it now than regretting it forever. Should we make it Sunday night then? I have some [social obligations] tomorrow.
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