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Originally Posted by Copernicus View Post
Right. Calling a Linux + Userland OS just "Linux" is an erosion of meaning. Calling a Linux + Userland OS "GNU/Linux" is even worse, as it (a) endorses using the name "Linux" to describe the entire OS, and (b) incorrectly implies that the entire package is subsumed within the GNU project.
The '/' implies a combination, so GNU/Linux is 'GNU+Linux' or 'GNU with Linux'. Richard Stallman insists on it because he sees an ethical difference between software using copyleft licensing and that using permissive or propriatory licensing.

Permissive != free
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