From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: taylanbayirli@gmail.com (Taylan Ulrich =?UTF-8?Q?Bay=C4=B1rl=C4=B1/Kammer?=) Subject: bug#25254: [minor] 'About' page says GuixSD is a "GNU/Linux distribution" Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:51:40 +0100 Message-ID: <87inqawkar.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87r34ywqat.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47139) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cKUwn-0001le-Kd for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:52:06 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cKUwk-0005dw-Ib for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:52:05 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:37561) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cKUwk-0005dp-Eo for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:52:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cKUwk-0008Hp-3g for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:52:02 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: (David Craven's message of "Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:35:26 +0100") 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: David Craven Cc: 25254@debbugs.gnu.org David Craven 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