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No, it really isn't. One of the stated goals of the GNU project is to develop an entirely free (as in libre) operating system. Calling Linux "GNU/Linux" allows
by cwyers 12y ago
No, it really isn't. One of the stated goals of the GNU project is to develop an entirely free (as in libre) operating system. Calling Linux "GNU/Linux" allows them to say they've completed that goal, despite little details like their continual failure to deliver a finished Hurd kernel. Linux's userland isn't even primarily GNU software, and I think GNU may not even be the single-largest contributor to the core userland anymore.
- the_why_of_y 12y agoAIUI the primary reason why the HURD kernel is not finished is that when GNU/Linux became generally usable, it was de-prioritized and essentially turned into a research project.