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Re: FAQ confusing terminology regarding GNU and Linux Relationship
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Kaz Kylheku (Coreutils) |
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Re: FAQ confusing terminology regarding GNU and Linux Relationship |
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Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:43:55 -0700 |
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On 2018-10-16 18:58, address@hidden
wrote:
Under the section in the FAQ about uname, it refers to ``the Linux
kernel." Is not the GNU position that Linux should be referred to as
``Linux, the kernel' or something similar?
The GNU position is that an operating system distribution consisting of
GNU programs and libraries on top of Linux shouldn't just be called
"Linux" because that's just the name of the kernel.
The appositive expression "Linux, the kernel" is misleading, in fact,
because it insinuates that Linux needs to be qualified in this manner,
because there is some relevant Linux that isn't a kernel.
Linux, the kernel---as opposed to Linux, the what?
It only makes sense in a sentence like "we're talking about Linux,
the kernel, not Linux, the Swiss laundry detergent".