How come the Free Software Foundation has never released a Linux distro?
How come the Free Software Foundation has never released a Linux distro?
Noah Howard
Jonathan Diaz
That would take actual work.
Henry Jones
Because they're working on HURD
Owen Hall
Theyve been working on that shit for forever. How long did it take linus to make linux?
Brody Gomez
Julian Morgan
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Leo Ortiz
Because the FSF doesn't make software, retard. GNU does.
Eli Peterson
Because they have only 12 employees. They have sponsored distros, though. Debian was sponsored for a year by the FSF.
Guix is a distro that's officially part of the GNU project.
James Lopez
GNU makes the linux, FSF does everything else.
Christopher Thompson
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
Parker Flores
This is technically a distribution of Linux:
fsfla.org
Ian Gonzalez
There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels.
Lucas Williams
Thats not even finished
Xavier Stewart
You can install, boot and use it.
Ayden Adams
Trisquel, its what Stallman use and its easy for anyone to use since based on Ubuntu.
Jordan Harris
Holy Fuck.
Anthony Bennett
Oh boy, when it's finished, I'm gonna be thrilled!
(pic very related)
Nathan Wilson
They tried to, but the webserver hosting it couldn't boot due to missing firmware :^)
David Ross
I'd just like to interject your interjection for a moment. What you're referring to as GNU plus Linux, is in fact, Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Linux/GNU. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but a fully functioning operating system kernel. The GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components are simply extending the capabilities of the kernel to give the users the ability to use their systems more efficiently.
However, the Linux kernel is not solely locked tight with GNU utilities. There are many usages of the Linux kernel without the GNU userland, such as embedded systems and smartphones with the Android operating system.
As such, Linux is not an extension of GNU, but GNU is an extension of Linux. There are multiple userland systems that are compatible with the Linux kernel and GNU is one of them. The Linux kernel is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically Linux with a GNU extension, or Linux/GNU. All the so-called "GNU/Linux" distributions are really distributions of Linux/GNU.
Charles Jackson
Too bad GNU coreutils were used before Linux even existed, m8.
The idea of a free OS is GNU's, not Linus's.
Chase Gray
But the name "GNU/Linux" is just a matter of perspective, tbh. Linux may be one of GNU's kernels, but GNU is one of Linux' userlands. It works both ways.
Jonathan Cruz
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Dominic Sullivan
I'd just like to interject for a moment. The operating system that original post was referring to was, in fact, GNU/Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning system that could be made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components.
Many people run Linux every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, an operating system containing Linux which is widely used today is often called "Android", and many of its users are not aware that it contains Linux.
But while there are many operating systems containing Linux, and not all of them contain GNU, the family of operating systems that's relevant to this conversation virtually always contains GNU, since the common alternative userlands create comprise a different OS that's not defined by POSIX. All the other so-called "Linux" distributions are not relevant to this chain of conversation.
Wyatt Johnson
Because they don't have anything to do with Linux directly.
They work on HURD and GNU
Austin Clark
Well Mac isn't called XNU, Windows isn't called NT and Android isn't called Modified Linux.
So why should GNU/Linux be named after the kernel only?
Michael Hughes
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Thomas Robinson
FNG
FSF is not GNU is not UNIX!
Vaporware exclusively refers to proprietary shitware and is a preferable alternative to said shitware. You do know where you are right?
Here's a link to some very real, free software:
gnu.org
Luis Lee
Linux-libre and GuixSD are part of GNU.