• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
    21·
    11 hours ago

    Update: New definition for the Linux trademark and related terms!

    As Linux is enjoying wider adoption among less technically inclined individuals, we are making changes to what we call the project and key components to make referring to them more straightforward and avoid gatekeeping.

    Major changes:

    Term Meaning in versions up to 6 Meaning in versions 7 and up
    Linux LT’s project of an open-source OS kernel OS based on the Linux kernel with GNU utilities
    Linux kernel redundant LT’s project of an open-source OS kernel
    Linux without GNU redundant OS based on the Linux kernel without GNU utilities
    GNU/Linux OS based on the Linux kernel with GNU utilities deprecated
    Linux distro Specific OS distribution based on the Linux kernel Specific OS distribution based on the Linux kernel with GNU utilities

    Please make sure to update corresponding API calls and documentation when upgrading to kernel 7.x. You will be able to use deprecated terms during support periods on kernel versions 6.x.

    • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 hours ago

      Bug report:

      version 7.x removes nomenclature for current distros using alternative userspaces, such as musl + busybox (Alpine)

      Need an extended term for these situations, or “Linux distro” should be reverted to version 6.x

  • gi1242@lemmy.world
    20·
    12 hours ago

    lol this is hilarious.

    20y ago I attended a talk by him which I still remember. I completely stopped using windows after that.

    he was on the GNU/Linux name rant back then as well. he also had a huge floppy disk he put on as a halo and paraded around as saint iGNUcious.

    interesting talk and entertaining

  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
    18·
    12 hours ago

    I get that it’s a bit dated and newer more feature-rich tools are available now, but what’s with all the hate for transmission? It was plenty fine until qbitorrent came around.

    • verstra@programming.dev
      14·
      15 hours ago

      Oh, so it actually is GNU operating system. And the thing that I’m using is then Linux operating system, with some GNU tooling. So the quotation is not only overly pedantic, but also wrong.

    • Flipper@feddit.org
      92·
      13 hours ago

      The version with Linux, we call “GNU/Linux.” It is OK to call it “GNU” when you want to be really short, but it is better to call it “GNU/Linux” so as to give Torvalds some credit.

      I suggest we call it Linux for short. Good thing you can use Linux without GNU.