Today, I wrote a post about why I call Linux “Linux” and not “GNU/Linux.” That post attracted quite a number of views, and a good number of comments as well.

What is amazing about this subject is that so many people can be brought to action over it. From the comments, some agreed with my post, saying that Linux was easier to explain than GNU/Linux, while others disagreed with saying GNU/Linux is called such since Linux is just a kernel, and GNU is the system.

I still stick by my opinion that I will call Linux “Linux.”

I have made this decision since I refer to the entire system as “Linux,” the kernel as the “Linux kernel,” and I do not see a reason large enough to consider calling Linux “GNU/Linux.” What is evident from just the comments is that it is a personal thing.

I call it Linux, and others call it GNU/Linux. Potato, tater. Same thing.

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