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Michael Brailsford wrote: | RMS didn't create Linux, he just wants GNU | to get some name recognition by piggy-backing on the work of Linus. | This is because Linus used GNU tools to create Linux. My question | is, so what? Just because I an HP laptop to create my projects, | do I need to call anything that I create HP/<whatever>? Or if I use | Stanley tools to build a house, do I need to include Stanley in the | name?
I think the main distinction is between a kernel, and a full system (such as a distribution). The linux kernel is invariably distributed along with GNU tools. Although the kernel would still be of worth without the tools, I believe much of what we use, both in linux and other *nices is indeed dependent on these GNU tools. The kernel is pure Linux. The tools (not all, but a significant portion) are GNU. So the system is GNU/Linux. I don't think it has anything at all to do with what Linus used to build the kernel.
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