Loopers Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 What is GNU? GNU is an operating system that is free software—that is, it respects users' freedom. The development of GNU made it possible to use a computer without software that would trample your freedom. We recommend installable versions of GNU (more precisely, GNU/Linux distributions) which are entirely free software. More about GNU below. https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoBibbles Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I thought you were gonna be Acidic, except you are Loopers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbl Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I'd just like to interject for a moment. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crushingmayhem Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Used to use Linux but Ubuntu. I personally liked it better than the other Linux distros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbl Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 On a real note, I'm thinking of switching to Ubuntu GNOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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