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Anonymoususer852: Ugh I am not going to get too involved. Changing my comment to focus on other similarly related matter...

2025-08-09T15:21:13Z

Ugh I am not going to get too involved. Changing my comment to focus on other similarly related matter...

Anonymoususer852: Typo fixes over pronunciation...

2025-08-09T15:11:38Z

Typo fixes over pronunciation...

Anonymoususer852: Added my reply.

2025-08-09T15:10:04Z

Added my reply.

Dan Tobias at 15:16, 19 April 2015

2015-04-19T15:16:10Z

VolodyA! V Anarhist: /* Linux is the whole OS? */

2015-04-19T13:33:02Z

‎Linux is the whole OS?

Dan Tobias at 22:21, 18 April 2015

2015-04-18T22:21:01Z

VolodyA! V Anarhist: /* Linux is the whole OS? */ new section

2015-04-18T20:08:06Z

‎Linux is the whole OS?: new section

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== Linux is the whole OS? ==

Really? I always thought it was a kernel of the operating system? What do you call Debian GNU/BSD then? FreeBSD? [[User:VolodyA! V Anarhist|VolodyA! V Anarhist]] ([[User talk:VolodyA! V Anarhist|talk]]) 20:08, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

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 ::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.
 :::I did add some clarification. [[User:Dan Tobias|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias|talk]]) 15:16, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
-::::Almost rewrote the entire article to address this without going down the ''rabbit hole''. In speeches, it is rare to find people uttering the words like "Gee En You Linux" or "Guh noo Linux" in front of others. Much like finding those who correct others who pronounces Linux as "Lienucks" in speeches as opposed to the more correct "Leenooks". [[User:Anonymoususer852|Anonymoususer852]] ([[User talk:Anonymoususer852|talk]]) 15:10, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
+::::Almost rewrote the entire article to address matters like these without going down those ''rabbit holes''. Reading over the older edits felt like the article could really use proper terms.[[User:Anonymoususer852|Anonymoususer852]] ([[User talk:Anonymoususer852|talk]]) 15:10, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

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 ::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.
 :::I did add some clarification. [[User:Dan Tobias|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias|talk]]) 15:16, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
-::::Almost rewrote the entire article to address this without going down the ''rabbit hole''. In speeches, it is rare to find people uttering the words like "Gee En You Linux" or "Guh noo Linux" in front of others. Much like finding those who correct others who pronounces Linux as "Lienuks" in speeches as opposed to the more correct "Leenuks". [[User:Anonymoususer852|Anonymoususer852]] ([[User talk:Anonymoususer852|talk]]) 15:10, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
+::::Almost rewrote the entire article to address this without going down the ''rabbit hole''. In speeches, it is rare to find people uttering the words like "Gee En You Linux" or "Guh noo Linux" in front of others. Much like finding those who correct others who pronounces Linux as "Lienucks" in speeches as opposed to the more correct "Leenooks". [[User:Anonymoususer852|Anonymoususer852]] ([[User talk:Anonymoususer852|talk]]) 15:10, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

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	::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.		::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.
	:::I did add some clarification. [[User:Dan Tobias\|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias\|talk]]) 15:16, 19 April 2015 (UTC)		:::I did add some clarification. [[User:Dan Tobias\|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias\|talk]]) 15:16, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
		+	::::Almost rewrote the entire article to address this without going down the ''rabbit hole''. In speeches, it is rare to find people uttering the words like "Gee En You Linux" or "Guh noo Linux" in front of others. Much like finding those who correct others who pronounces Linux as "Lienuks" in speeches as opposed to the more correct "Leenuks". [[User:Anonymoususer852\|Anonymoususer852]] ([[User talk:Anonymoususer852\|talk]]) 15:10, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

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	::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.		::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.
		+	:::I did add some clarification. [[User:Dan Tobias\|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias\|talk]]) 15:16, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

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	:I think that leads into some big religious wars in tech fields... [[User:Dan Tobias\|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias\|talk]]) 22:21, 18 April 2015 (UTC)		:I think that leads into some big religious wars in tech fields... [[User:Dan Tobias\|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias\|talk]]) 22:21, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
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		+	::To me it's like if somebody were to say "Linux now has MS Windows on it" rather than "GNU/Linux has a working GUI". And believe it or not, i do know some people for whom "Windows" and "GUI" are synonyms (those people usually consider a tool panel to be "Mac", and thus consider Unity in Ubuntu to be Mac as well). So it's not about starting some sort of holy war, it's about saying things in a way that can be understood to be correct. But i'll let it go for this article for now.

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	Really? I always thought it was a kernel of the operating system? What do you call Debian GNU/BSD then? FreeBSD? [[User:VolodyA! V Anarhist\|VolodyA! V Anarhist]] ([[User talk:VolodyA! V Anarhist\|talk]]) 20:08, 18 April 2015 (UTC)		Really? I always thought it was a kernel of the operating system? What do you call Debian GNU/BSD then? FreeBSD? [[User:VolodyA! V Anarhist\|VolodyA! V Anarhist]] ([[User talk:VolodyA! V Anarhist\|talk]]) 20:08, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
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		+	:I think that leads into some big religious wars in tech fields... [[User:Dan Tobias\|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias\|talk]]) 22:21, 18 April 2015 (UTC)