Harry_Houdini@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1276arrow-down1imageWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxlemmy.dbzer0.comHarry_Houdini@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenrabulinski@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThere’s quite a few Linux distributions or whatever you want to call it that aren’t associated with GNU or are not based on GNU software
minus-squarenrabulinski@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSo calling those which are just as open but not associated with GNU GNU/Linux is disingenuous, despite the influence of the GNU organization
minus-squareAdanisi@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDoes anyone actually do that though?
minus-squarenrabulinski@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe person I replied to specifically said Therefore, in technical discussions, I use the word "Linux" to refer to the OS, as "this software is compatible with Linux". But, when I want to stress out software freedom, given a large influence of the GNU project, I say "GNU/Linux". So they use GNU/Linux to refer to any open system
minus-squareAdanisi@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI must gave missed that. Yeah, calling, for example, Alpine GNU, is wrong.
There’s quite a few Linux distributions or whatever you want to call it that aren’t associated with GNU or are not based on GNU software
Yes, there are.
So calling those which are just as open but not associated with GNU GNU/Linux is disingenuous, despite the influence of the GNU organization
Does anyone actually do that though?
The person I replied to specifically said
So they use GNU/Linux to refer to any open system
I must gave missed that. Yeah, calling, for example, Alpine GNU, is wrong.