Your point?
Linux is the shortened, or common name, for GNU/Linux. Mostly because it's
easier and faster to just say Linux, as opposed to GNU/Linux. That doesn't
change what it is, just how we reference it.
When I think of freedom this Independence Day, I'll be thankful of our choices
in general and Linux's natural rights specifically. In regard to your post
though, that choice is that you can run any operating system you desire. I
don't think that dovetails into meaning every piece of software designed should
be able to run on all of them. I would think that preferable.. GNU and Linux
are not pawns of the freedom of information and shareware - they are making
great products and to do this some things need to be proprietary and involve
the transfer of money from designer to user. If that wasn't the case neither
would be a blip on the radar.
Are you saying that this Linux can run on a computer without Windows underneath
it, at all? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any
services? That sounds preposterous to me.
If it were true (and I doubt it), then companies would be selling computers
without a Windows. This clearly is not happening, so there must be some error
in your calculations. I hope you realise that Windows is more than just Office?
It's a whole system that runs the computer from start to finish, and that is a
very difficult thing to acheive. A lot of people don't realise this.
My friend, I admire your tenacity, but I'm afraid there is no authority that
dictates how to pronounce acronyms. Using phonetic rules could lead to either
pronunciation. I simply reported my observation, but I find the arrogance in
your response interesting. Why are you so confident it's not "ganoo"? I'm an
expert on these matters, so listen up and listen good - I'll try to keep this
simple but it won't be easy, because I am an expert, as I mentioned previously.
A heads up for those of you who have maybe lost your tempers or are about to
post in this thread: is basically impersonating a man by the name of
Richard Stallman, whose opinions you can see in the first page of this board.
The whole GNU/Linux thing is a rant by Stallman that has been copypasta'd
across the internet thousands upon thousands of times ironically, since his
opinions have become a bit of a joke to many. I just assumed that people would
be in on the joke by now (if they actually are involved with Linux) or at least
not get so mad that this poster needs to get involved. I myself have posted a
fake reply from Linus Torvalds (if you don't know him, he invented the Linux
kernel featured in the rant in cause it's pretty humorous to nerds, I
think.
I know, it's not what you want to hear. But Mac OS is stable, secure, and has
tons of free, easy to use, and open sourced software. There's really no reason
to use Windows or Linux, which aren't as easy to use.
