> GNU did not have a working system until Linus released Linux in 1992. They had pieces and components which were worthless on their own. Whether or not GNU ha

> GNU did not have a working system until Linus released Linux in 1992. They had pieces and components which were worthless on their own. Whether or not GNU had an OS or would ever have an OS has nothing to do with anything, though. What are you trying to illustrate? Those "pieces and components" are some of the most used pieces of software in history.