From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Craven Subject: bug#25254: [minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux distribution" Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:35:26 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87r34ywqat.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36520) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cKTlF-0002ge-EN for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:36:06 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cKTlC-000406-8H for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:36:05 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:37490) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cKTlC-0003zj-3M for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:36:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cKTlB-0006Td-Tv for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:36:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87r34ywqat.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Taylan Ulrich =?UTF-8?Q?Bay=C4=B1rl=C4=B1/Kammer?= Cc: 25254@debbugs.gnu.org > 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.