[NBLUG/talk] What's the Difference?

Rick ricklyb at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 26 11:09:01 PDT 2003


Here is another answer to your question, straight from the original
source, RMS himself :
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html


For more information on this subject than you are likely to have time
to digest, you can follow the links in the article to the GNU web site.

In addition to your question about the GNU/Linux nomenclature, you will
find lots of information about the origins of the Free Software
movement.


For historical perspective, and the origins of the term GNU/Linux :
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/the-gnu-project.html

Many justifications for using GNU/Linux as a name, in FAQ format :
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html

In case you still want more, follow the links from this page :
http://www.gnu.org/home.html

Happy Reading,
Rick

--- Edward Mendoza <lorca at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> Can someone explain the difference between Red Hat linux, for
> example, and
> GNU/Linux? If this is a complete operating system then why are people
> still
> using the other distros (other than GNU/Linux)?
> 
> I have already read the article by Richard Stallman but I didn't get
> a clear
> picture.
> 
> Thanks, Edward
> 
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