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Linux is a [Kernel] originally created and released as FreeSoftware by LinusTorvalds. It is also a registered trademark of LinusTorvalds.
-Many people use the term "[
Linux]
" to refer to entire [LinuxDistribution]s, which include not only the [Kernel] but also the many programs such as the [GNU] shell, [C] [Library], and toolchain that are needed to create and run other programs. There are many (literally thousands of) different flavours of [LinuxDistribution]s. See Category:Distribution for a list of [LinuxDistribution]s we care about, or visit [http://www.distrowatch.com/]. The LinuxFaq might also be of help.
+Many people use the term "Linux" to refer to entire [LinuxDistribution]s, which include not only the [Kernel] but also the many programs such as the [GNU] shell, [C] [Library], and toolchain that are needed to create and run other programs. There are many (literally thousands of) different flavours of [LinuxDistribution]s. See Category:Distribution for a list of [LinuxDistribution]s we care about, or visit [http://www.distrowatch.com/]. The LinuxFaq might also be of help.
-[RMS] insists that these be referred to as [GNU]/[
Linux]
distributions, on grounds that the [Kernel] is exchangeable. While these [GNU] systems run on top of the [Linux] [Kernel]
, you might also use the [Hurd] [Kernel], which you should then refer to as a "[GNU]/[Hurd]" system. In practice, this terminology has not caught on much.
+[RMS] insists that these be referred to as [GNU]/Linux distributions, on grounds that the [Kernel] is exchangeable. While these [GNU] systems run on top of the LinuxKernel
, you might also use the [Hurd] [Kernel], which you should then refer to as a "[GNU]/[Hurd]" system. In practice, this terminology has not caught on much.
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