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[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Linux is a name, not a description of the parts. It can mean just the kernel, or an entire family of operating systems, depending on the context.

It's what we settled on, and there is no point in debating the name unless there is a real problem with it.