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Only almost everything of the programs (ls, grep, bash, gcc, etc). Linux is just the kernel. Stallman lead development of most of the shell environment you use

Only almost everything of the programs (ls, grep, bash, gcc, etc). Linux is just the kernel. Stallman lead development of most of the shell environment you use today.

galkk 6y ago
Given that the kernel will/could expect to work without the programs, more or less, why it isn't Linux/GNU then. Linux is a kernel, the rest are just a programs.
- SanderNL 6y ago
  The programs do the useful work, the rest is just the kernel.
- jcelerier 6y ago
  if you use WSL1 you have all of GNU and zero Linux for instance
  - type0 6y ago
    that's why it should have been called GSW (GNU system for Windows)
    - edgyquant 6y ago
      But the GNU stuff sits on top of WSL which implements(ed) Linux system calls.
raverbashing 6y ago
GNU Hurd will be ready any day now
jhasse 6y ago
I'm using exa, rg, fish and clang though ;)