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    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...
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    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...
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    Parabola GNU/Linux-libre. GNU/Linux naming controversy GNU variants List of Arch-based Linux distributions Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre "Parabola GNU/Linux-libre...
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  • 2006). "The "GNU/Linux" and "Linux" Controversy". Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2008. "New Linux Foundation Launches...
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    Free and open-source software portal Comparison of Linux distributions GNU/Linux naming controversy Matías Fonzo (26 April 2023). "Dragora 3.0-beta2 released"...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • systems using the Linux kernel and a few others using BSD-based kernels. GNU users usually obtain their operating system by downloading GNU distributions...
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    emphasize the use and importance of GNU software in many distributions, causing some controversy. Other than the Linux kernel, key components that make up...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    As another example, the GNU/Linux naming controversy is, in part, due to disagreement about the relationship between the Linux kernel and the operating...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    Libre.fm (redirect from GNU FM)
    ownership of users' data.[2] Libre.fm is powered by the free software package GNU FM, created for the project. "Project Summary : Factoids". Open Hub. Retrieved...
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    many naming conventions he considers wrong (intellectual property), harmful (free versus open-source), or in need of clarification (GNU/Linux naming controversy)...
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  • functionality without requiring changes to the OS or toolchain. Dld was a GNU package, but has been withdrawn because its functionality is available (through...
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    Ututo (category Free software only Linux distributions)
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    Dyne:bolic (category Linux media creation distributions)
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  • 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...
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    open-source software portal Comparison of Linux distributions List of distributions based on Debian GNU/Linux naming controversy Lee, Matt. "Next Steps for gNewSense"...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • TechTinkering. Retrieved February 18, 2023. Stallman, Richard. "Linux and the GNU System". GNU Project. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved...
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  • (September): GNU Project announced publicly 1991 (September): First version of the Linux kernel released to the Internet mid-1990s: Linux runs on cluster...
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    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...
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