--- On Fri, 5/22/09, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler(a)chello.at> wrote:
From: Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler(a)chello.at>
Subject: Re: Flash instructions updated
To: fedora-test-list(a)redhat.com
Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 2:34 PM
David wrote:
> Just how often have you heard someone answer, when
asked, 'what OS do
> you use?' Something other than 'Linux'?
That doesn't make it any more correct. Even if everyone
claims that 2=1 or
that pi=3, that doesn't make it any more true.
\pi \approx 3.14159265 .....
Linux is a kernel. The OS is called GNU/Linux. Fedora is
one distribution of
GNU/Linux. There are others. But none of them is just
Linux, Linux doesn't
work on its own, without a libc, a shell etc.
Kevin Kofler
--
And distributions are known as Linux Distributions. Fedora is one of many and not all are
GNU/Linux or at least they put so in their name. Fedora is simply Fedora Linux not Fedora
GNU/Linux. It is Linux plus all those things that you mentioned gcc ... other apps here.
No one complains except the people that might be on GNU's bandwagon or FSF purists.
Yes they want the attachment GNU/Linux, but others(many others are happy with Linux) not
GNU/Linux.
Regards,
Antonio