Harry_Houdini to [email protected] • edit-22 years agoWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1395
arrow-up1395imageWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxlemmy.dbzer0.comHarry_Houdini to [email protected] • edit-22 years agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years 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
So calling those which are just as open but not associated with GNU GNU/Linux is disingenuous, despite the influence of the GNU organization
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The person I replied to specifically said
So they use GNU/Linux to refer to any open system
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