A GNU distribution is a version of the GNU operating system. When the GNU operating system is used with the Linux kernel it is called a GNU/Linux operating system. This combination is referred by some as Linux.
This is a very short list of some GNU/Linux distributions:
*gNewSense *Ututo *Dynebolic *Music GNU+Linux *BLAG *GNUstep Live
REFERENCES
*"Open Source Software" Microsoft® Encarta® Online® Encyclopedia 2007 © 1997-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
*Linux and the GNU project
*Linus Torvalds
*OFF THE SHELF The Ascent of the Software Civilization
|