David Craven <da...@craven.ch> writes: >> 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.
I don't think this is the place to discuss that particular issue at large. That can be done on Wikipedia, or elsewhere. I think the Guix project authors probably agree on GuixSD being defined as a GNU distribution. The question is whether or not to make the About page consistent with that. Taylan
