Harry_Houdini@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1373arrow-down1imageWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxlemmy.dbzer0.comHarry_Houdini@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square123fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenrabulinski@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 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-up2·1 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.
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.