> It would be better to be consistent with the home page and make clear > that GuixSD is a GNU distribution, with Linux-libre being the default > kernel for the foreseeable future.
> Background: Wikipedia has a policy to call GNU/Linux distributions > "Linux distribution" because that wrong term is more commonly used by > the public. To define GuixSD as a "GNU/Linux distribution" gives them > in turn justification to define it as a "Linux distribution" instead. That's a sound decision, who knows what a GNU distribution is? People are confused enough on this topic, no need to let them believe that this is something totally different. When I refer to the term operating system - I'm mostly referring to the meaning in the sense of kernel, again usually I use unprecise terms to communicate efficiently with people who get distracted by my usage of preciser terms. Everybody knows the word OS but may not know what a kernel is. Besides on most systems there is a lot more software than just what is provided by GNU or Linux. If we want to be precise we can call it a mostly POSIX distribution. People might be more aware of the term POSIX than the term GNU (from my limited sampling at a technical university), while also providing information or meaning. Calling it a GNU system is just as descriptive as calling it a Linux system or a Guix system or a remotely similar to Mac OS X system or a Windows with cygwin system without windows.