>I should have spent more time arguing with complete strangers

>>56394799
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering 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.

>>56394839
i lol'd

>>56394839
Where is Torvalds' answer?

>>56394875
Google it, you entitled cunt

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>>56394875

>>56394799
LittleBigMan!!!

>>56395264
That's fake, though.
Also, one is named after it's developer (Linus/Linux), the other is not (GNU). RMS just wants people to call it GNU/Linux so that they may get curious what GNU stands for, look it up and learn about free software. Linus on the other hand just wants fame.

>>56394799
>I should have done something productive. It would have clearly changed the results of my current situation.

>>56396178
Linus didn't come up with the name. His friend said call it Linux and he said "lol okay whatever."

>>56396178
It was called Freax actually.
His buddy said Freax was a retarded name and linux was retarded so linus stopped being retarded and let his friend name it.

>>56396305
>linux was retarded
I meant and linus was retarded
Now I'm the retarded one.

>>56394839
I have seen this pasta thousands of times, but people keep putting it in fitting places so it never stops being funny.

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>>56394799
> 2016
> systemd/Linux