Post #4379091

2026-08-04 07:49 UTC

> The other widespread confusion is the idea of a "Linux operating system". The system in question, the system that Debian and Red Hat distribute, the system that tens of millions of people use, is basically the GNU operating system, with Linux added as the kernel. When people call the whole system "Linux", they deny us the credit for our work, and this is not right. desire to use GNU-free distro increased

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@Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com 2026-08-04 12:42

@kaia@pleroma.soykaf.com There is no Linux without GNU, but there is GNU without Linux. Documentation/process/changes.rst ====================== =============== ======================================== Program Minimal version Command to check the version ====================== =============== ======================================== GNU C 5.1 gcc --version bindgen (optional) 0.65.1 bindgen --version GNU make 4.0 make --version bash 4.2 bash --version binutils 2.25 ld -v flex 2.5.35 flex --version bison 2.0 bison --version pahole 1.16 pahole --version util-linux 2.10o mount --version kmod 13 depmod -V e2fsprogs 1.41.4 e2fsck -V jfsutils 1.1.3 fsck.jfs -V reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 reiserfsck -V xfsprogs 2.6.0 xfs_db -V squashfs-tools 4.0 mksquashfs -version btrfs-progs 0.18 btrfs --version pcmciautils 004 pccardctl -V quota-tools 3.09 quota -V PPP 2.4.0 pppd --version nfs-utils 1.0.5 showmount --version procps 3.2.0 ps --version udev 081 udevd --version grub 0.93 grub --version || grub-install --version mcelog 0.6 mcelog --version iptables 1.4.2 iptables -V openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version bc 1.06.95 bc --version Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 2.4.4 sphinx-build --version cpio any cpio --version GNU tar 1.28 tar --version gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version Python (optional) 3.5.x python3 --version GNU AWK (optional) 5.1.0 gawk --version Alpine and Chimera are GNU/Linux distros.

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