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Old 08-05-2012, 01:40 AM
Gordon Messmer
 
Default Linux or GNU/Linux

On 08/03/2012 06:09 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:

While it's technically true to call such distros
"GNU/Linux", such a label ignores a large portion of the origin and
richness of those distros.


I don't think that's true. Linux is the kernel. GNU/Linux is the
(POSIX) operating system. Fedora is the distribution. Saying that
Fedora is built on the GNU/Linux operating system doesn't convey that it
doesn't also include additional software.

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