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GNU existed without a kernel for a while, RMS did not stop using computers. If there is no free alternative you use what you can.
by riffraff 3y ago
GNU existed without a kernel for a while, RMS did not stop using computers. If there is no free alternative you use what you can.
- usr1106 3y agoFor a while? Wasn't GNU Hurd supposed to be the kernel? Just vague memories, didn't read up on it right now. Still not even close to ready. Linux is not a GNU project. But it's free software, so I suppose RMS could use it without major pain. Although he'd probably prefer Linux to use GPLv3.
- erik_seaberg 3y agoGNU started with rewriting the Unix userland (especially GCC) years before announcing the Hurd effort. I think they developed and tested on BSD and SunOS, and later Linux (because they had nearly written the first distro, only without a kernel).