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Re: GNU/Linux Naming
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Keith Thompson |
Subject: |
Re: GNU/Linux Naming |
Date: |
Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:17:31 -0800 |
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"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:
> I do not see the reason why "GNU/Linux" should be preferred over just
> "Linux" to refer to the system.
> [...]
> What's the reason, anyway?
>
> The reason is that Linux is not a operating system, it is the kernel
> of one. The operating system is called GNU.
Is there a widely agreed-upon meaning of the phrase "operating
system"? Is the kernel considered part of the operating system? If I
install a bunch of GNU software on a Solaris system, but I install it
in my home directory, is that GNU software part of the operating
system?
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) <kst-u@mib.org>
Looking for software development work in the San Diego area.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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