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Newer page:	version 10	Last edited on Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:46:43 am	by AristotlePagaltzis	Revert
Older page:	version 9	Last edited on Sunday, June 25, 2006 2:29:09 am	by SamDouglas	Revert

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Further delays with Mach and technical problems debugging Hurd set development back severely. In the meantime, Linus Torvalds started developing a small Unix-like kernel called "Linux" with the intention of making an operating system. (Linus took an opposite approach to the GNU project by starting on the kernel). The Linux community began making Linux versions of GNU packages, and it took a while before any real cooperation took place in combining GNU and Linux (possibly due to poor communication etc.) With a little bit of glue; Linux (the kernel) filled the gap in the GNU system and allowed people to run a complete free operating system.

The GNU Project requests the operating system is called GNU/Linux as opposed to Linux (or just GNU); to quote the [GNU/Linux FAQ | http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html]:

-~~<cite~~ >"Most operating system distributions based on Linux as kernel are basically modified versions of the GNU operating system. We began developing GNU in 1984, years before Linus Torvalds started to write his kernel. Our goal was to develop a complete free operating system. Of course, we did not develop all the parts ourselves--but we led the way. We developed most of the central components, forming the largest single contribution to the whole system. The basic vision was ours too.~~</cite~~ >

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-~~<cite~~ >In fairness, we ought to get at least equal mention"~~</cite>~~

+> "Most operating system distributions based on Linux as kernel are basically modified versions of the GNU operating system. We began developing GNU in 1984, years before Linus Torvalds started to write his kernel. Our goal was to develop a complete free operating system. Of course, we did not develop all the parts ourselves--but we led the way. We developed most of the central components, forming the largest single contribution to the whole system. The basic vision was ours too.

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+> In fairness, we ought to get at least equal mention"