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    submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
     
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    [–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    Linux is a name, not a description of the parts. It can mean just the kernel, or the entire family of operating systems, depending on the context.

    It's what we settled on, and there is no point in debating the name unless there is a real problem with it.