systems that use the Linux kernel in combination with GNU software should be referred to as Linux or GNU/Linux. Supporters of the term Linux argue that it is...
28 KB (3,118 words) - 04:40, 30 June 2025
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre is a Linux distribution for the i686 and x86-64 architectures, including the GNU operating system components and the Linux-libre...
18 KB (1,383 words) - 20:14, 10 June 2025
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre. GNU/Linux naming controversy GNU variants List of Arch-based Linux distributions Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre "Parabola GNU/Linux-libre...
11 KB (940 words) - 17:58, 10 July 2025
2006). "The "GNU/Linux" and "Linux" Controversy". Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2008. "New Linux Foundation Launches...
69 KB (7,620 words) - 17:32, 16 March 2025
Free and open-source software portal Comparison of Linux distributions GNU/Linux naming controversy Matías Fonzo (26 April 2023). "Dragora 3.0-beta2 released"...
7 KB (514 words) - 16:41, 13 June 2025
GNU and the Linux kernel "GNU/Linux", and asks others to do the same, resulting in the GNU/Linux naming controversy. Most Linux distros combine GNU packages...
29 KB (3,091 words) - 23:40, 27 May 2025
multimedia enthusiasts GNU/Linux naming controversy List of Linux distributions based on Debian "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software...
3 KB (202 words) - 23:19, 2 June 2025
use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own General...
34 KB (3,103 words) - 12:33, 26 June 2025
systems. The GNU toolchain plays a vital role in development of Linux, some BSD systems, and software for embedded systems. Parts of the GNU toolchain are...
2 KB (293 words) - 21:04, 20 February 2025
systems using the Linux kernel and a few others using BSD-based kernels. GNU users usually obtain their operating system by downloading GNU distributions...
13 KB (1,237 words) - 09:39, 8 July 2025
emphasize the use and importance of GNU software in many distributions, causing some controversy. Other than the Linux kernel, key components that make up...
121 KB (11,096 words) - 17:58, 11 July 2025
GNU GRUB (short for GNU GRand Unified Bootloader, commonly referred to as GRUB) is a boot loader package from the GNU Project. GRUB is the reference implementation...
37 KB (3,827 words) - 19:09, 3 June 2025
allegedly infringing code under the GNU General Public License (GPL), that this act would license any proprietary code in Linux. SCO has stated that they did...
57 KB (7,408 words) - 18:58, 10 July 2025
Application software (section Platform specific naming)
As another example, the GNU/Linux naming controversy is, in part, due to disagreement about the relationship between the Linux kernel and the operating...
19 KB (2,045 words) - 22:23, 14 June 2025
in addition to the Linux kernel. Commonly, it includes a package manager, an init system (such as systemd, OpenRC, or runit), GNU tools and libraries...
54 KB (5,545 words) - 04:04, 28 June 2025
Glibc (redirect from GNU C Library)
Library project provides the core libraries for the GNU system, as well as many systems that use Linux as the kernel. These libraries provide critical APIs...
35 KB (2,727 words) - 16:43, 8 February 2025
Revolution OS (category Linux)
free software, and the GNU Project. Torvalds describes the development of the Linux kernel, the GNU/Linux naming controversy, Linux's further evolution, and...
11 KB (1,246 words) - 00:59, 17 March 2025
functionality without requiring changes to the OS or toolchain. Dld was a GNU package, but has been withdrawn because its functionality is available (through...
2 KB (205 words) - 02:11, 1 June 2025
and NetBSD GNU (also known as GNU/Hurd) Linux (see also List of Linux distributions) (alleged to be GNU/Linux see GNU/Linux naming controversy) Android...
73 KB (8,384 words) - 16:49, 4 June 2025
Free Software, Free Society (category GNU Project)
many naming conventions he considers wrong (intellectual property), harmful (free versus open-source), or in need of clarification (GNU/Linux naming controversy)...
6 KB (550 words) - 23:39, 11 July 2024
Dyne:bolic (category Linux media creation distributions)
portal Linux portal Comparison of Linux distributions GNU/Linux naming controversy List of Linux distributions based on Debian Musix GNU+Linux – another...
10 KB (939 words) - 12:45, 26 April 2025
GNewSense (redirect from GNewSense GNU/Linux)
open-source software portal Comparison of Linux distributions List of distributions based on Debian GNU/Linux naming controversy Lee, Matt. "Next Steps for gNewSense"...
27 KB (2,302 words) - 23:21, 2 June 2025
Ututo (category Free software only Linux distributions)
portal Comparison of Linux distributions GNU/Linux naming controversy List of Linux distributions based on Gentoo List of 3rd-party Linux distributions based...
13 KB (978 words) - 16:43, 13 June 2025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a commercial Linux distribution developed by Red Hat. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86-64...
83 KB (7,959 words) - 11:00, 5 July 2025
Ubuntu (redirect from Ubuntu GNU/linux)
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed primarily of free and open-source software. Developed by the British...
136 KB (10,157 words) - 23:24, 11 July 2025
Richard Stallman (redirect from Gnu founder)
call it GNU/Linux. This has been a longstanding naming controversy in the free software community. Stallman argues that not using GNU in the name of the...
102 KB (9,310 words) - 04:42, 25 June 2025
TechTinkering. Retrieved February 18, 2023. Stallman, Richard. "Linux and the GNU System". GNU Project. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved...
166 KB (15,719 words) - 09:26, 9 July 2025
GNOME (redirect from GNU Network Object Model Environment)
default theme. The release of GNOME 3 caused considerable controversy in the GNU and Linux communities. Aiming to provide an easy-to-use and uncluttered...
111 KB (8,236 words) - 02:13, 14 July 2025
(September): GNU Project announced publicly 1991 (September): First version of the Linux kernel released to the Internet mid-1990s: Linux runs on cluster...
96 KB (9,433 words) - 10:26, 5 July 2025