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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Posted Jun 1, 2011 9:31 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? by rsidd
Parent article: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

>Second, the idea that the GNU system in 1991 was a complete Unix-like system lacking only a kernel, into which Linux could conveniently be dropped, is a myth propagated by Stallman. There is no such thing as a complete system without a kernel. GNU did contribute the C library, compiler/toolchain, and a bunch of system utilities.

"What did the Romans ever do for us?" (c) Monty Python


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