Messages in this thread | | | From | Richard Stallman <> | Subject | Re: OT Naming. was: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? | Date | Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:56:10 -0500 |
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linux refers to the kernel plus the GNU software, a complete os linux-kernel refers to the kernel (which is why this is the linux-kernel mailinglist not the linux mailinglist)
If this convention were general, it would be less confusing (though still misleading and still unfair). In practice, though references to "Linux" can mean either one, and you can never tell which it is unless you can guess from what is being said.
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