On Fri, 10 Jul 2015, Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer wrote: > Some pages and documentation of some projects insist on using > terminology such as "a Linux", "Linux distributions", "Linux flavours" > etc. when referring to GNU/Linux systems. > > Would the publicity benefits of appearing on such pages outweigh the > harm done by GuixSD appearing as "a Linux"? IMHO GuixSD is more a platform to build OS. Now it is build with Linux, but I noticed Hurd attempts too or it may "parasite" on another OS. I do not feel it as a GNU/Linux distribution. > Such a case we had recently: Guitarix web page. Despite having > "GNU/Linux" in the project name, they were unwilling to change mentions > of "a Linux" and "Linux flavours" on their page to GNU/Linux, without > really giving a reason... Anyone interested might want to check their > mailing list archives; I don't know if perhaps my communication skills > were too bad. Do not bother people with that - let them use what they want. To understand this, people have to have some level of insight and will. They may grow to that or not. > Taylan Adam Pribyl