Apparently someone can't say "Linux" without getting a lecture about "No, it's GNU/Linux, you stupid!"
And people wonder why Linux is only at ~5% market share on Desktop...
It's all about how welcome you feel: If you feel like you've just "invaded" someone's "holy place", then this doesn't feel so welcome, does it!?
Well, as far as I can see, only those who support free software philosophy call the OS as GNU/Linux.
Open source and open core supporters will always call the OS as Linux.
As for me, I am a heavy Windows and Excel user.
@restorante That's different to what I can see, then. As far as I can see only reply guys call it GNU/Linux (and blog posts for beginners that want to be accurate with the terminology for those that don't know about it yet).
Still, most people that defend free software over open core and such, and that prefer GPL over any weak license, call it Linux. It just mean Linux-based.
@janriemer oof, yeah, I saw that thread. Unironically dropping a "what you're actually referring to is called GNU/Linux" is just cringe at this point.
I thought that meme stomped it out of people by now, but I guess there's always that one guy. 
@janriemer well... conversation has derived to "I say only Linux! Blah blah blah"
I guess there are holy places everywhere Xd
I'm one of those saying GNU/Linux , I think it's more descriptive of a system.
If I hear only #Linux I think about #android or even #postmarketos ...
If I hear #GNU/Linux I think about #debian etc.
But ecosystem is rich enough! I love more to hear about #gnu / #linuxlibre or #gnuhurd...
But hey! I dont care how you say it!
Holy places and criticism everywhere, true.
@janriemer I have not seen anyone say that unironically except Richard Stallman.
@bart Well, have a look at this thread (or better not!?)
@janriemer oh dear 😂 does this mean I should start referring to uutils/Linux too? This guy seems like a total troll 😂
@ianthetechie ...and soon to be uutils/Rust/Linux 😜
Yes, in general, language is very important, but in this instance it is pretty ridiculous and I don't take it too seriously.
But makes me very happy that so many people have chimed in with encouraging words.🫂 Thank you for the validation. 🙂
@janriemer yeah lol like everyone knows what you meant… and while I can sorta understand the reason for the pedantry, his particular argument that someone might misunderstand Torvalds wrote the whole OS himself is just downright silly 😂
And what would be left for the die-hard GNU folks if there wasn't Torvald's Linux kernel they now could profit from in the first place? Hurd?🙈
The guy in the thread used terms like "the proletariat"... Imo this must be some kind of shitposting or trolling, combining class fight rhetorics with software freedom.
Anyway, this whole debate is so absurd. Glad I jumped ship off to BSD.🤷♀️
@janriemer There are people out there with personality quirks that are annoying. I'm sure I have some myself. I dont think its fixable.
@rspfau Yeah, we probably all have them the one way or the other.
That's why we're human.
Thank you for chiming in. 🙂
I saw that thread.
I think it's the first time I saw someone unironically play the “it's GNU/Linux actually” card in over 20 years.
It didn't make sense 20 years ago (we also had X, KDE, etc) and it sure as hell doesn't make sense now (we also have CUPS, PipeWire, LibreOffice, etc).
@argv_minus_one Thank you! ❤️
It's also not the impression I generally get from the Linux community. There are so much friendly and helpful people.
Oftentimes these very few negative voices suffocate all the thousand positive ones. At least that's what it _feels_ like in the moment.
@janriemer that must be a myth, I've never seen it happen in my 25 years of using Linux.
@LovesTha Well, I'm sorry to break that 25 year series then...🫠
@janriemer he sounded genuine, what a jerk
@janriemer reading more if his replies to things, yeah, an unmitigated jerk. Sadly we can't exclude the jerks in a meaningful way
@janriemer The GNU/Linux thing is mostly an injoke meme, that whoever you heard it from, may not have meant to be taken serious.
Well, here's the thread in question, so you can see for yourself: https://fosstodon.org/@rebel1725/115778779804504798
Seems pretty serious to me.
I've been too afraid to refer to it as "GNU/Linux" after witnessing a gunfight sparked by someone insisting it is "GNU\Linux".
Lol!😂
It's because of people like you I love the Fediverse:
1. You experience something negative and share it on Fedi
2. People immediately jump in and make you laugh and leave you with a cheerful sentiment.
Thank you! ❤️
@janriemer
This is what the "mute" option is for. I have specific reasons not to mute people, but in general I recommend muting often and muting a lot. You don't see their replies and they don't know that you don't.
@janriemer those replies were the most I remember someone really throwing themselves into the stereotype of the RMS-worshipping asshole nerd. Incredible dedication to pedantry! But also sorry you were on the receiving end of it.
just ignore them. there are a lot of nice people too out here, to help with #Linux.
@brickflyer Thank you! Yes, I know (your answer is proof)! ❤️
Fortunately, I don't take it too seriously, but others might, who receive the same response.
@janriemer Yes please ignore them. I say Linux, too, for ~20 years because I want to. 😇 I really don't care if some says "but Gnu…"
@datenteiler Thank you, Christian, for the solidarity and validation! I really appreciate it. 🙂
