/jp/ - Otaku Culture

madoka a shit XD

Which Touhou would you report?

Did the maido go back to school/work?

I'm OK with this.

>>7876983
the one thats a squid

HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU HOMU

>>7876980
There's only so much /jp/ one person can handle. Eventually you become so disgusted with this place you'll just pack up and leave.

who HOMU here

>>7877000
me

OH HEY YO! WUSSUP MY NIGGLET? DOIN FINE AS HELL? THATS GOOD DAWG.

homu sweet homu

>>7876980
Meido is a truNEET that sleeps more than he's awake.

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>>7876980
Oh please please please let it be true. The moderation has been horrible since moot recruited 6 months ago.

>>7877025
Yeah, why the hell would they delete off topic threads and shitposts? What an outrage!

>>7877027
>shitposts
>3. Do not post the following outside of /b/: Trolls, flames, racism, off-topic replies, uncalled for catchphrases, macro image replies, indecipherable text (example: "lol u tk him 2da bar|?"), anthropomorphic ("furry"), grotesque ("guro"), or loli/shota pornography.
>uncalled for catchphrases

This post is reportable. I have done so, and invite all sages and silent onlookers to do so as well.

What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

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>>7877039
No, Richard, it's 'Linux', not 'GNU/Linux'. The most important contributions that the FSF made to Linux were the creation of the GPL and the GCC compiler. Those are fine and inspired products. GCC is a monumental achievement and has earned you, RMS, and the Free Software Foundation countless kudos and much appreciation.

Following are some reasons for you to mull over, including some already answered in your FAQ.
One guy, Linus Torvalds, used GCC to make his operating system (yes, Linux is an OS -- more on this later). He named it 'Linux' with a little help from his friends. Why doesn't he call it GNU/Linux? Because he wrote it, with more help from his friends, not you. You named your stuff, I named my stuff -- including the software I wrote using GCC -- and Linus named his stuff. The proper name is Linux because Linus Torvalds says so. Linus has spoken. Accept his authority. To do otherwise is to become a nag. You don't want to be known as a nag, do you?

>>7877060
I'm not sure what you mean by 'GNU based Linux'. But yes, when people say 'distro' that just means they are talking about a different version of what is essentially the GNU/Linux operating system. Some of these contain software that is not-free and in the spirit of the GNU project but they are still distributions of GNU/Linux.

When I talk about free software, I am talking about software that gives its users the following freedoms:
* The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
* The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
* The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
* The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

HOMU HOMU?!

>>7877074
(An operating system) != (a distribution). Linux is an operating system. By my definition, an operating system is that software which provides and limits access to hardware resources on a computer. That definition applies whereever you see Linux in use. However, Linux is usually distributed with a collection of utilities and applications to make it easily configurable as a desktop system, a server, a development box, or a graphics workstation, or whatever the user needs. In such a configuration, we have a Linux (based) distribution. Therein lies your strongest argument for the unwieldy title 'GNU/Linux' (when said bundled software is largely from the FSF). Go bug the distribution makers on that one. Take your beef to Red Hat, Mandrake, and Slackware. At least there you have an argument. Linux alone is an operating system that can be used in various applications without any GNU software whatsoever. Embedded applications come to mind as an obvious example.

Next, even if we limit the GNU/Linux title to the GNU-based Linux distributions, we run into another obvious problem. XFree86 may well be more important to a particular Linux installation than the sum of all the GNU contributions. More properly, shouldn't the distribution be called XFree86/Linux? Or, at a minimum, XFree86/GNU/Linux? Of course, it would be rather arbitrary to draw the line there when many other fine contributions go unlisted. Yes, I know you've heard this one before. Get used to it. You'll keep hearing it until you can cleanly counter it.

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