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What is the most lemmy thing about lemmy? (midwest.social)

submitted 8 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] moitoi@feddit.de 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Linux

[–] doors_3@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you intend to say GNU/Linux?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Or as I call it, GNU+Linux

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I like to call it GNU^Linux

[–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Because Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.