• tired_n_bored
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    201 year ago

    I honestly never cared about this, it’s the first time I write something about that, but any Linux-based OS is made of countless different software. What limits the number of names to two? Why can’t I call my OS OpenVPN/Gnu/Linux, then why not Wayland/OpenVPN/Gnu/Linux? That would be crazy. A single recognizable name is what makes it.

    Furthermore by definition an operating system is an interface between userspace applications to the hardware, hence the operating system should be just Linux.

    Not shitting on GNU at all, but this push for calling the OS Gnu/Linux seems futile

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      Furthermore by definition an operating system is an interface between userspace applications to the hardware, hence the operating system should be just Linux.

      It gets more complicated with microkernels, though because you literally can’t run anything without some important processes running in userspace.

      • tired_n_bored
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        31 year ago

        That’s a good point, thank you for your time

      • tired_n_bored
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        31 year ago

        I mean I don’t think there must be a heated debate about it you know. You can call it GNU because you probably value more GNU, some others call it GNU/Linux and some Linux. It’s okay as long as it’s understandable