http://www.spi-inc.org/projects/debian/ contains:
Debian uses the Linux <https://www.linux.com/> kernel (the core of an
operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU
project <https://www.gnu.org/>; hence the name GNU/Linux.
While the second link expectedly brings to gnu.org, the first one goes
to linux.com, a website of "The Linux Foundation", which contains a
"What is Linux?" page: https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux
That page is very confusing, giving 2 contradictory definitions of "Linux":
Just like Windows, iOS, and Mac OS, Linux is an operating system. [...]
The OS is comprised of a number of pieces:
*
*The Bootloader:* [...]
*
*The kernel:* This is the one piece of the whole that is actually
called “Linux”. The kernel is the core of the system and manages
the CPU, memory, and peripheral devices. The kernel is the
“lowest” level of the OS.
*
*Daemons:* [...]
*
*The Shell:* [...]
*
*Graphical Server:* [...]
*
*Desktop Environment:* [...]
*
*Applications:* [...]
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Philippe Cloutier
http://www.philippecloutier.com
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