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Native GNU version

A topic by fe06 created Oct 30, 2023 Views: 267 Replies: 4
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Olá!

I don't like surveillance on my operating systems, so I use GNU on all of my computers.

I also value my liberty to tinker, modify, and so on, which I wouldn't be able to do on Microsoft's spyware.

Could you consider a native GNU/Linux build?

Thanks!

GNU isn't an operating system

Yes it is. Educate yourself.

GNU is just a collection of utilities, not an operating system. If you mean Hurd you should say that but I assume you actually mean Linux. Even Stallman himself doesn’t go so far as to call it just “GNU”, instead opting for GNU/Linux.

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No, GNU isn't just GNU coreutils. Its also not coreutils+gcc+BASH+(things made by the GNU project).

GNU is the name of the stack of the OS we mainly use at PCs and servers. It is synonym for GNU/Linux.

I really don't understand what is the point of losers trying to undermine GNU/Linux, or GNU part of it. If not for FSF and the fight for libre software, we wouldn't have the Linux kernel, or at least a practical use for it. Other variants of kernels, systems, licenses, such as BSD, OSX and the MIT permissive license, wouldn't have resisted the pressure of proprietary/locked-down software and licenses. GPL and GNU was victorious and conquered space for all of these variants as well.

We owe much to the GNU project and the GNU/Linux operating system. Being a jerk to others, on the other hand, won't get us anywhere.