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Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever (www.theverge.com)
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.

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[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I made that comment in slight jest. But anyway using non GNU OS still is consistent with my viewpoint that you don't operate the kernel per se. The kernel sits at a layer below what the user operates.

As for the argument of apps being made for Linux, it is nothing more than just a semantic shortcut to the common ground between all these independent OS

[–] SorryQuick@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

Of course you don’t operate the kernel, but the kernel operates the system.

My point is that there are many layers between the kernel and user and which you interact with depends on the person. The only common point between all these, at least for linux, is the linux kernel itself.

I get that the “axchually GNU/linux” is just a joke, but considering how much impact linux has versus GNU, it’s totally fine to omit it. You can totally just use busybox instead and you’re still using a Linux OS.