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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?Posted Jun 1, 2011 7:54 UTC (Wed) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582)In reply to: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? by rilder Parent article: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? I never noticed Ubuntu's lack of mention of Linux until now. Forget their main page, they don't even mention it on their Why is it free? page or their Open source page! What are they afraid of?
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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? Posted Jun 1, 2011 10:00 UTC (Wed) by danieldk (guest, #27876) [Link]
I guess two things:
1. To avoid Linux' geeky image. Don't forget that many potential users previously had bad experiences or heard about them. Linux on the desktop has an image as a tinkerer's system.
2. To elevate themselves to the 'operating system' rather than 'distribution' category (i.e. one can pick between Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, and Linux). This gives the perception of Ubuntu being a real competitor to Windows and OS X, not just another flavor of a marginal (on the desktop) operating system.
I think that from a PR-perspective this is a good thing.
How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? Posted Jun 1, 2011 11:25 UTC (Wed) by xtifr (subscriber, #143) [Link]
It's working, too. I was talking to a friend of mine, a teacher, last year, and she was lamenting that her school had just shut down their Ubuntu lab, which she'd loved. A little later, she was drooling over some of the stuff my Android phone could do, but when I said something about Linux, she said, "ew!" It turns out that she had no idea that Ubuntu or Android were Linux, and her image of Linux was entirely formed from knowing a couple of ubergeeks who used xterms for almost everything.
How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? Posted Jun 1, 2011 13:17 UTC (Wed) by candtalan (guest, #75332) [Link]
'1. To avoid Linux' geeky image. Don't forget that many potential users previously had bad experiences or heard about them. Linux on the desktop has an image as a tinkerer's system.'
Yes I hope this is the reason to avoid the 'L' word!
The 'L' word has been taken over by the FUD merchants and is a *very* effective way of getting the Linux using community to collude with the FUD!
Uncertainty about what linux really means, is it the formal name of the kernel (yes), is it an operating system (well yes, sort of...), what traditions are implied, how can libc be for PC novices (I did not actually say that....), what is a kernel anyway (well it is like this - have you got a few hours to spare?).....? It is endless.
Meanwhile, the opposition silently gloat at a vast community with a lack of marketing appreciation.
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