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ty_a on Aug 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Digital coins may be on the verge of going mainstr...

Not to be overly pedantic but the "shell" and "GNU toolchain" are literally not Linux.

themacguffinman on Aug 7, 2017 [–]

You're right, and I didn't mean to imply those things comprise Linux. They are, however, what most people are talking about when they say they "use Linux". GNU + Linux comprise the "desktop Linux" platform.

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