Sometime Today, kM cobbled together some glyphs to say:
1. fact is fact. gnu is the base and linux is the
kernel so gnulinux
should not offend any one. what's wrong in calling both the names
while this was the case when linux started out, it is no longer the
case. each distribution is an operating system in itself, and most of
them do not resemble the original [intended] GNU system very much. Most
distros come pre-bundled with non-free software, which means that they
are definitely not GNU/Linux systems.
3. gnulinux gives the perfect picture of total
transperency and freedom.
it means "gnu operating system useing the linux kernel". so we value
As far as I know (and I don't know everything), Debian GNU/Linux is the
only GNU operating system using the linux kernel. I'm sure it's
possible to come up with your own such OS using Gentoo or LFS, but most
other pre-bundled linux kernel based operating systems have different
names (eg: Fedora Core Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux).
system? and if linux is the kernel is it not the duty
of every one to
mention the name of the operating system (and the tool chain ) along
The tool chain and whether it is indispensable or not is really
irrelevant. The operating system and kernel may be relevant, but when
we talk about Free operating systems, we aren't dealing with the single
GNU Free operating system. There are many more today, all of which we
push, and most of which aren't GNU.
Using the GNU/ to imply freedom is a noble cause, and well worth it, but
is it right to use the GNU/ prefix to sell an OS that isn't completely
Free?
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Use the "telephone test" for readability.
- The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plaugher)