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[_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)03:36:51 No.3166794
Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)09:42:53 No.3166855
Instructions unclear, got dick stuck in system32.
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)13:05:17 No.3166894
Linux sucks and should be outlawed
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)13:13:17 No.3166898
>>3166894
>My faggot opinions should be law.
Nope
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)13:13:54 No.3166899
>>3166894
It's funny cuz 4chan runs on linux
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)13:20:00 No.3166901
>>3166899
4chan runs on freebsd
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)14:11:03 No.3166915
>>3166901
EEEEEWWWWWWWW
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)15:24:15 No.3166934
>>3166794
The overdone image compression is a nice touch.
>>3166894
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact,
GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating
system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made
useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as
defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it.
Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called
“Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by
the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of
the system they use.
Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the
other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless
by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally
used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux
added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of
GNU/Linux.
>> [_] Anonymous 10/24/16(Mon)15:28:33 No.3166936
>>3166934
No, Richard, it's 'Linux', not 'GNU/Linux'. The most important contributions that the FSF made to
Linux were the creation of the GPL and the GCC compiler. Those are fine and inspired products.
GCC is a monumental achievement and has earned you, RMS, and the Free Software Foundation
countless kudos and much appreciation.
Following are some reasons for you to mull over, including some already answered in your FAQ.
One guy, Linus Torvalds, used GCC to make his operating system (yes, Linux is an OS -- more on
this later). He named it 'Linux' with a little help from his friends. Why doesn't he call it
GNU/Linux? Because he wrote it, with more help from his friends, not you. You named your stuff, I
named my stuff -- including the software I wrote using GCC -- and Linus named his stuff. The
proper name is Linux because Linus Torvalds says so. Linus has spoken. Accept his authority. To
do otherwise is to become a nag. You don't want to be known as a nag, do you?
(An operating system) != (a distribution). Linux is an operating system. By my definition, an
operating system is that software which provides and limits access to hardware resources on a
computer. That definition applies whereever you see Linux in use. However, Linux is usually
distributed with a collection of utilities and applications to make it easily configurable as a
desktop system, a server, a development box, or a graphics workstation, or whatever the user
needs. In such a configuration, we have a Linux (based) distribution. Therein lies your strongest
argument for the unwieldy title 'GNU/Linux' (when said bundled software is largely from the FSF).
Go bug the distribution makers on that one. Take your beef to Red Hat, Mandrake, and Slackware.
At least there you have an argument. Linux alone is an operating system that can be used in
various applications without any GNU software whatsoever. Embedded applications come to mind as
an obvious example.
