I'd just like to interject for a moment.

[freedom]

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.

 

[pcjunklist]

thank you for the Wikipedia definition.

 

[Dejan]

Hi. I'm a chetnik.

 

[LoftedAphid86]

True, but using that logic, shouldn't Google Chrome be called Chrome/Webkit/KHTML at the very least?

 

[freedom]

True, but using that logic, shouldn't Google Chrome be called Chrome/Webkit/KHTML at the very least?

Yes

 

[LoftedAphid86]

True, but using that logic, shouldn't Google Chrome be called Chrome/Webkit/KHTML at the very least?

Yes

Can't you see that this would get rather old after a couple of hundred lib packages that you would have to repeat every time you wanted to talk about a variation on Linux?

 

[bogdan]

You are right, but since the term "Linux" is more popular I don't think it hurts anyone to use it.

 

[freedom]

Can't you see that this would get rather old after a couple of hundred lib packages that you would have to repeat every time you wanted to talk about a variation on Linux?

No because you are letting them know about the specific libraries and programs. Giving credit to the developers and allowing them to know about a specific project. For example I am browsing this site now using GNU/Linux/X/Icecat.

 

[LoftedAphid86]

Can't you see that this would get rather old after a couple of hundred lib packages that you would have to repeat every time you wanted to talk about a variation on Linux?

No because you are letting them know about the specific libraries and programs. Giving credit to the developers and allowing them to know about a specific project. For example I am browsing this site now using GNU/Linux/X/Icecat.

Don't forget that Linux was programmed in C.
It does get rather dull after a while, doesn't it?

 

[ZeroDay]

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.

If you think your going to stop the world from refering to it as just Linux, then it's time to up the meds.