Notices by vadorovsky 🐧🦀🐝 (vadorovsky@hachyderm.io)

@alcinnz @eloquence But kernels are what define operating system. And I don't think that shells or compilers define it. Otherwise we would need to say MSVC/PowerShell/Windows, GNU/BSD, GNU/MacOS or even LLVM/GNU/MacOS to be consistent, lol.

@eloquence Totally agree, but even if we stick to being pedantic with names...

I find the "GNU/Linux" name totally pointless. GNU tools are just tools, not the integral part of the operating system. In theory, you could build the Linux kernel with clang, use some non-GNU shell, use musl or LLVM libc and in general get rid of GNU toolchain. These are just fricking tools you can choose. 🤷♂️

So the fact that RMS pushes so much for the name is ridiculous and proves his narcissism.