Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about calling free systems as "GNU" systems (even if there is no GNU or Linux-libre)?

[Mike Gerwitz]

On Mon, May 02, 2016 at 16:44:21 -0300, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote:
> * Some non-free system distributions are also GNU, so we wouldn't be
> able to call just/only the free ones as "GNU".

We'd still want to call them GNU/Linux, because they are---but also
mention that they're also robbing users of their rights.  For example,
Ubuntu GNU/Linux includes proprietary blobs in the kernel and encourages
the use of non-free software.

The FSF only endorses a handful of distros:

  https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html

> he thought that Raspberry Pi was a good choice of single board
> computer just because some "GNU" system can be used, then I told him
> that only the non-free system distributions can be used on Raspberry Pi,
> and pointed him to the page on FSF's website about the single board
> computers.

The best we can do is educate users.  GNU doesn't restrict users'
ability to run non-free software.

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Mike Gerwitz
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