From: taylanbayirli@gmail.com (Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer)
To: David Craven <david@craven.ch>
Cc: 25254@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25254: [minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux distribution"
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:51:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87inqawkar.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAL1_imkpebHsRw_vXNPr-t7_Av9PQgcD3OGzsKHus3yJUH1=TA@mail.gmail.com> (David Craven's message of "Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:35:26 +0100")
David Craven <david@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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-12-23 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-12-23 16:42 bug#25254: [minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux distribution" Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2016-12-23 17:35 ` David Craven
2016-12-23 18:51 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer [this message]
2016-12-23 19:36 ` David Craven
2016-12-23 20:55 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2016-12-23 21:28 ` David Craven
2016-12-23 21:32 ` Leo Famulari
2016-12-24 11:06 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2016-12-24 19:49 ` Mike Gerwitz
2016-12-24 21:24 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2016-12-24 23:51 ` David Craven
2016-12-25 0:50 ` David Craven
2016-12-25 19:35 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2016-12-25 19:55 ` Leo Famulari
2016-12-25 11:39 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2016-12-25 16:45 ` bug#25254: [minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-25 18:26 ` David Craven
2016-12-25 19:50 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2016-12-29 22:10 ` Ludovic Courtès
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