zarkanian

zarkanian , vor 17 Tagen

This is a joke. Most people are not remotely concerned about these things.

zarkanian , vor 17 Tagen

It's the same reason why people argue about how to pronounce GIF. People get used to doing things one way and they don't want to change.

zarkanian , vor 17 Tagen

I admit I don't know much about it, but I got the impression that it's great when you need a very minimal Linux system, like for Docker containers.

zarkanian , vor 17 Tagen

Certain people get angry if you do not refer to it as GNU/Linux.

I've never seen this happen. I've heard a lot of people complaining about these people, though.

It's like veganism. I've never met a militant vegan, but I've heard tons of people complain about them.

I think it's an effective strategy to avoid taking about real issues.

zarkanian , vor 17 Tagen

It isn't just a copypasta. As KnowYourMeme points out, it comes from Richard Stallman. Wikipedia has a good article about it here.

The term GNU/Linux is promoted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and its founder Richard Stallman. Their reasoning is that the GNU project was the main contributor for not only many of the operating system components used in the subsequent development of modern "Linux" systems, but also the associated free software philosophy.