Why Linux is portrayed as a Penguin?
I love them all, man.
I really don’t care what ppl call it, I call it “Linux”, because saying “GNU/Linux” is really annoying. Also, I like Alpine so yeah I can say that I use “Linux”.
I like Ubuntu
Gnu/Linux/snap/proprietary_software
i am sry to say but half my friends dont know what linux is except android runs on it they are surprised that linux can run on computers
so … I just say linux
Also love this picture!
You can’t have one without the other. So they are equal.
Alpine is Linux but not GNU
Hurd is GNU but not Linux
Windows is NT but not GNU/Linux!
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Android is Linux without GNU
Good point
GNU+Linux 😀
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Neither it’s GNU^Linux (read: GNU to the power of Linux)
Linux/GNU. GNU would never have been widely adopted anywhere without the Linux kernel. Plus, Linux can be made to run with alternatives to GNU. Putting GNU first is putting the cart before the horse.
If the horse walks backwards it still works, right?
Actually it might be the opposite, without the GNU initiative, Linus may not have found any interest in developing the Linux kernel. Without the GPL license, the efforts of the GNU community would not have been spent on Linux.
For most people Linux is useless without GNU. A kernel alone doesn’t make an OS.
No matter how hard I try, I cannot think of a single reason why I would ever give a shit about the distinction and say or write anything other than Linux.
I recently found myself forced to give a shit, when one of our projects started doing weird shit after switching to an Alpine-based docker image.
Can you elaborate? I’m aware alpine uses non-GNU stuff like musl & busybox. But overall, they’re not too far off.
It was a dependency resolution issue. Npm couldn’t install one of the packages without some package.json gymnastics, and those same gymnastics somehow fucked with our debian based images that we use for development. I can’t say much more because I honestly don’t know what exactly happened. I just diagnosed the issue and forwarded it to our resident node guru, who took it from there.
It’s not unusual to see people talking about android users being Linux users “because android is Linux too” clearly not understanding the difference between Linux the OS, i.e. GNU/Linux, and Linux the kernel. So it’s useful when you have to make such a distinction.
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Unfortunately for them this means that 99.99% of the Linux distributions out there do not qualify as >GNU/Linux, even the ones like Debian, Red Hat, or Ubuntu that did adopt the GNU/Linux name >scheme, because they all host, promote, or allow users access to non-free software in some way.
You are totally confused. In words of R. Stallman:
“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”.
“Today there are many different variants of the GNU/Linux system (often called “distros”). Most of them include nonfree programs”.
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Exactly. When I say I want a Linux phone all I get are Android options. What I want is a GNU/Linux phone that I can run full Linux distros on.
Alpine or PostmarketOS works for older stuff. Some others will run Ubuntu as well.
Instead of “Linux on [phone]” try using Debian/Ubuntu or one of the mobile-targeting distros as a keyword
Alpine
Alpine is also arguably not “GNU/Linux”, as it doesn’t use GNU Core Utils or glibc. But I don’t know anyone who would suggest that Alpine isn’t “proper Linux”.
Why Linux is portrayed as a Penguin?
In the uses section, it mentions Tux being shown at the top of the boot sequence for Gentoo.
It’s kinda funny because I’ve been using Gentoo for almost 4 years and never knew that there was one Tux per CPU core until I read this article. That’s fun!
Just thought it put out the same number on every system I guess, haha!
I thought it had to do with screen width
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Systemd/Linux
Ain’t that the sad truth. 😂
Stallman is a colossal weirdo and probable pedophile, just say Linux everyone knows what you mean.
The
goes very in-depth on every question you might have on why to call it GNU/Linux. Whether that makes you more or less likely to actually call it that is up to you!
GNU/Linux is the more technically accurate term, but in practice, most people say “Linux” so that others know what they’re talking about.
And the reason for Tux is because Linus Torvalds was once bitten by a penguin.
It’s not more accurate with distros like gokrazy, alpine, or chimera which aren’t necessarily based on GNU software (the last of which specifically advertises itself as „non-gnu Linux)
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