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"Oh you're not actually using Linux, that's GNU/Linux"
by chias 2y ago
"Oh you're not actually using Linux, that's GNU/Linux"
- DaiPlusPlus 2y agoTIL, "Linux", without the "GNU/" prefix is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. https://ubuntu.com/legal/trademarks#:~:text=Linux%C2%AE%20is%20the%20registered,the%20U.S.%20and%20other%20countries https://ubuntu.com/legal/trademarks#:~:text=Linux%C2%AE%20is.... So (in the US, at least), it's "Linux(TM)" and not "GNU/Linux" - I'm going to love using this the next time anyone goes uhmackshully to me.
- medmunds 2y agoUhmackshully, since it's registered, it's "Linux®". The ™ is for unregistered trademarks.
- DaiPlusPlus 2y agoHoisted by my own petard!