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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Posted Jun 1, 2011 10:20 UTC (Wed) by mingo (subscriber, #31122)
In reply to: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? by realnc
Parent article: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Of course that's true - with the rather crutial difference that we do not insist on calling it "Linux"! :-)

I never ever corrected anyone to say "Linux/Ubuntu" instead of just "Ubuntu", or to say "Linux/Android" instead of just "Android".

This whole GNU/Linux naming crusade is just that: a crusade, trying to force things on others. You need to stop 'correcting' people when they say Android, Ubuntu or Linux, that they should say "GNU/".


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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Posted Jun 1, 2011 22:43 UTC (Wed) by jmalcolm (guest, #8876) [Link]

You nailed it.

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