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  • sus@programming.devto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneStay rule
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    1 year ago

    The earth is rotating, which is a non-inertial reference frame. Fido simply uses its own reference frame, which following the command is now inertial. The result is that Fido is no longer affected by gravity, and slowly floats away just as in the comic







  • there are some parts at least that sound pretty similar

    the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

    Whether you use GNU/Linux or not, please don’t confuse the public by using the name “Linux” ambiguously. Linux is the kernel, one of the essential major components of the system. The system as a whole is basically the GNU system, with Linux added. When you’re talking about this combination, please call it “GNU/Linux.”

    I think everything points to stallman being more worried about the factual errors in the quote (rather than the qualities that make the quote funny)