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That name bothers me. I understand that people don't want to use the name GNU/Linux because it's stupid and overcomplicated, but in this case there is no Linux
by asrt 10y ago
That name bothers me. I understand that people don't want to use the name GNU/Linux because it's stupid and overcomplicated, but in this case there is no Linux at all. This is quite literally GNU running on top of the NT kernel, so why use the Linux name at all?
On a side note, the irony of GNU/NT must be killing Stallman.
- AWildDHHAppears 10y agoIt's the Linux OS API. It can run Linux binaries. So I'm fine with the name
- ajdlinux 10y agoCygwin is GNU on top of the NT kernel. WSL is an implementation of a Linux ABI. In theory, you could run a non-GNU userland environment compiled for Linux on top of WSL.