Re: Why GNU/Linux? Why Debian GNU/Linux?
On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 03:33:20PM -0600, Chad C. Walstrom wrote:
> So, GNU/Linux refers to a GNU system with a Linux kernel. Debian
> GNU/Linux refers to the Debian distribution of a GNU system that uses
> Linux as its kernel. The HURD project would be correctly referred to
> as _either_ Debian GNU/Hurd or simply Debian Hurd, as Hurd implies the
> official GNU kernel built on the GNU system.
Or Debian GNU, because it is the GNU system (and this implies the Hurd).
Marcus
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