When is it worth saying it's Linux? (The H) [LWN.net]

When is it worth saying it's Linux? (The H)

Posted Feb 1, 2010 21:08 UTC (Mon) by tbird20d (subscriber, #1901)
In reply to: When is it worth saying it's Linux? (The H) by rahvin
Parent article: When is it worth saying it's Linux? (The H)

Sure over time things have changed and some of the original GNU toolchain programs have been forked and are no longer part of the groups RMS set up but the fact remains, Linux doesn't exist without the GNU underneath. Even Android with it's segmented operating environment and security is still GNU/Linux underneath. I'd say it's probably GNU/Linux/Andriod/*whatever* in order of importance.

This is not correct. Android doesn't have GNU code in it's core system at all. Many other embedded systems also omit GNU software. Linux (the kernel), does not have "GNU underneath", and exists just fine without GNU.