Is there no end to RMS's trolling?

>>3
Why?
When I say Linux or NTOSKRNL when referring to a user-oriented desktop OS everyone immediately knows what I'm talking about.

Le Miguel

What you’re referring to as GNU/Linux, is in fact, NVIDIA/GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, NVIDIA plus GNU/Linux. GNU/Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning NVIDIA/GNU/Linux system made useful by the NVIDIA graphics driver and the X.org X11 server.

Many computer users run a modified version of the NVIDIA/GNU/Linux system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of NVIDIA/GNU/Linux which is widely used today is often called “GNU/Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the NVIDIA/GNU/Linux system, developed by NVIDIA Corporation. There really is a GNU/Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.

GNU/Linux is the base system: the part of the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. It is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. GNU/Linux is normally used in combination with the NVIDIA graphics driver: the whole system is basically NVIDIA with GNU/Linux added, or NVIDIA/GNU/Linux. All the so-called “GNU/Linux” distributions are really distributions of NVIDIA/GNU/Linux.

/*         DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
                   Version 2, December 2004

Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
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#include <stdio.h>

void interject(const char *s) {
    printf("I'd just like to interject for a moment\n\nWhat you're referring to"
           " as %s, is in fact, GNU/%s, or as I've recently taken to calling it"
           ", GNU plus %s. %s is not an operating system unto itself, but rathe"
           "r another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made use"
           "ful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system component"
           "s comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.\n\nMany computer users "
           "run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizi"
           "ng it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which "
           "is widely used today is often called '%s', and many of its users ar"
           "e not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the G"
           "NU Project. There really is a %s, and these people are using it, bu"
           "t it is just a part of the system they use.\n\n%s is the kernel: th"
           "e program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to t"
           "he other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of "
           "an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in"
           " the context of a complete operating system. %s is normally used in"
           " combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is bas"
           "ically GNU with %s added, or GNU/%s. All the so-called '%s' distrib"
           "utions are really distributions of GNU/%s.\n",
           s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s);
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    if(argc != 2) interject("Linux");
    else interject(argv[1]);
    return 0;
}

>>36
e/b/in reddit meme XD

>>35
I fucking hate you.

Operating system is a synonym for kernel. Most companies ship extras with their operating system, to the point where a court of law had to say they aren't "part" of it (see the various Internet Explorer court cases).
If an operating system needs a compiler or text editor or shell before it can be called an operating system, it makes me wonder what rms thought operating systems before the 1960s were.

>>39
An operating system is the kernel plus a bunch of stuff that makes a computer usable by (and useful for) humans.
They are not synonymous.