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[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 hours ago

Since we’re here

What you guys are referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux. Thank you for taking your time to cooperate with with me, your friendly GNU+Linux neighbor, Richard Stallman.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago

Stallman, begging to be defenestrated.

All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

That’s not even true, because they don’t all have a GNU userland.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 hours ago

For example Alpine Linux. Or Android.

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 14 points 5 hours ago

Ah but you see, what you're refering to as Linux...

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 35 points 8 hours ago
[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 hours ago

Arch Linux or Arch HURD?

(Unfortunately, Arch HURD is dead, but it did exist)

[-] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

People out here complaining about Gentoo. My brother in Christ, you built the operating system.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

best self defense mechanism there is

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 hours ago

when LUGS where a thing, i was kicked out my first one and for this reason. lol

i've since learned how to control my enthusiasm so that i don't keep scaring other people when i talk to them. lol

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