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Logan Torres
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Jayden Collins
wow
Nicholas Miller
wow
Samuel Diaz
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Gavin Butler
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Ian Anderson
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Charles Scott
same
ignore these faggots and their licensing spergouts, that's cuz they've got nothing else to say, freebsd master race
William Miller
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.
Ayden Cook
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: >>751944 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 >>751944 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.
Brody Wright
You'll see soon enough why nobody uses it.
Connor Johnson
this is how it is.
stallman and the FSF are spot on correct about politics but the actual software is a mess. not as badly so as windows/macos but still.
BSD isn't quite as much of a mess. openbsd less so even still. but they insist on cuck liscences and frequently get cucked by corporations as a result. the ones with the right ideas about politics design stuff like shit, the ones with the best ideas about design are politically retarded.
it hurts.
Eli Wright
muslc/busybox/linux
Now get rekt
Eli Gomez
Install Gentoo/kFreeBSD
Ryan Campbell
???
I use Alpine; it's bugridden. It's better to actually wait for Gentoo to support musl/libressl.
Eli Gonzalez
Linux is babbies first Windows rebellion.
Anthony Parker
uhh TrueOS because nobody sane works with a console?
Carson Lewis
Gentoo supports both those things.
Jaxon Edwards
SJW detected
Henry Baker
It's sad, fam. I like suckless, simple software, I like having total control and true foss that you can audit/edit in no time. Almost all the good software uses bsd/mit licenses. Truly sad state of foss. I hate what fsf stands for outside software/hardware world, but fuck it, am I somehow asociating myself with fsf by using their license? No. Shame is that they somehow adore "free" market etc, when it's later used against them.
Matthew Wilson
Yeah, no.
Bentley Russell
Henry Roberts
That better be a quip about suckless.org in particular with some reasoning behind it. Better not be saying
Nathaniel Price
FreeBSD is great. If it doesn't seem simple enough you're probably just fucking dumb
Brody Anderson
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Julian Peterson
well they do that so they can have greater hardware compatibility, but I agree openBSD is better in general because devs have principles and they write correct and secure code
Michael Long
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Jacob Phillips
freebsd is o-k
Tyler Clark
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Ethan Thompson
pretty much
Matthew Gonzalez
is shit, agree there. But they adorse links, lynx etc. Unfortunately, yeah, I get your point, they should't call themselves suckless ensemble because webkit is pure shit. It pretty much goes against all their principles.
Jace Price
Yep, they should just contribute to netsurf.
Robert Thompson
I don't think you know what that word means
Hudson Myers
OpenBSD is more stable and sane than the other BSDs imo. And cwm is the best window manager I've ever used.
David Torres
this 1000%. Though its also available on Linux.
The only extra thing I can think I'd like in it would be window swallowing ala plan9 rio.
Grayson Foster
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Jeremiah Wright
I'm sorry, but you're simply wrong. And please stop trolling/spamming. Thanks.
"Linux Definition
Linux is a high performance, yet completely free, Unix-like operating system that is suitable for use on a wide range of computers and other products. Most distributions (i.e., versions) consist of a kernel (i.e., the core of the operating system) together with hundreds of free utilities and application programs in a coordinated package.
A narrower, and somewhat less common, meaning of the term Linux is just the kernel itself. However, when referring to just the kernel, usually the expression the Linux kernel is used."
linfo.org
"Lin·ux (lĭn′ŭks)
A trademark for an open-source version of the UNIX operating system."
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
"Linux (ˈlaɪnʌks) (ˈlɪnʌks) n
(Computer Science) a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers"
Collins English Dictionary, 12th Edition
"Linux
Pronounced lee-nucks or lih-nucks. A freely-distributable open source operating system that runs on a number of hardware platforms."
webopedia.com
"Linux (/ˈlɪnəks/ LIN-əks[9][10] or, less frequently, /ˈlaɪnəks/ LYN-əks[10][11]) is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source softwaredevelopment and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel,[12]"
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Lincoln Hall
Those people are wrong for causing and perpetuating a mistake. Linux is not an operating system, Linux is a Unix-like kernel program. Linux is not an operating in itself. The Linux program has no utility in itself, it must be used within the context of an operating system. The two most common operating systems that is used with Linux are the GNU OS and also the Android OS.