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Probably because GNU Linux without slash would mean there may be another Linux also that's not GNU. And yes, GNU/Linux reads like a path: here is the GNU world
by mojuba 18y ago
Probably because GNU Linux without slash would mean there may be another Linux also that's not GNU.
And yes, GNU/Linux reads like a path: here is the GNU world and here's Linux subworld.
- huhtenberg 18y ago> .. there may be another Linux also that's not GNU Technically there may be one. While the history of Hurd shows that the opposite is not quite true. So all things considered it should really be Linux/GNU :-)
- gaius 18y agoThere are distros with BSD or Solaris kernels and a GNU userland.