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More Publishers and Companies Nowadays Say "GNU/Linux", Not "Linux"

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 21, 2025

Even in press releases this week:

2 months ago it didn't say GNU:

But now it does:

And even the media then says "GNU":

GNU means freedom. GNU says UNIX but free. GNU typically implies GPL, i.e. copyleft. GNU emphasises that we reject proprietary systems.

Each time we say "GNU" we make a statement, more so if we don't refer directly or exclusively to the GNU Project or pertinent GNU projects (such as wget).

It's nice to see InstallAware saying GNU/Linux this week. █