What are Your Takes On "GNU Purism"

[amalxloop]

Now Before You Barge At Me Let Me Make Few Things Clear, I Myself Admire Stallman. Moreover I respect The Gnu Project, And I do believe FOSS is The Way, So I just Want To Know Everyone's Opinions,
Healthy Discussions Are Encouraged

 

[piorunz]

Why Are You Typing Like This? It's A New Teenager Thing, Or What?

 

[Rocketing-warp9]

To me, I must say-
A- Is it a boot loader?
B- Can I modify it (Even if IDK How)
C-Is it free?

Any boot loader that fits this Criteria Is A-OK with me.
I am tied in no particular attachment to any Bootloader-- As long as it boots linux, I'm fine with it.
(With one exception of Old PPC Mac firmware, as that included the Linux logo built in on the PPC G4 Systems- This is when I really respected apple)

 

[CaffeineAddict]

Why Are You Typing Like This? It's A New Teenager Thing, Or What?

It's Called Camel Case Lol. The Op Must Be A Coder or Smth.

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I don't like GNU OS's because they don't use Linux, they have their own kernel called Hurd.
Everything else, I respect FSF and GNU.

I'm on Stallman's side when it comes to his criticism about how Linux project failed to give credit to GNU. (you know the whole thing calling it a Linux OS is wrong)

 

[f33dm3bits]

I don't like GNU OS's because they don't use Linux, they have their own kernel called Hurd.
Everything else, I respect FSF and GNU.

There's Linux distributions that have GNU approval.

List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

www.gnu.org

If I remember it right I think Richard Stallman even uses Trisquel.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

There's Linux distributions that have GNU approval.

Nobody uses these distros, I've not yet heard on this forums someone using any one of them; probably the only exception is PureOS

If I remember it right I think Richard Stallman even uses Trisquel.

I know he said he never installed "GNU slash Linux" (that's how he calls what most people call "Linux")

 

[f33dm3bits]

I know he said he never installed "GNU slash Linux" (that's how he calls what most people call "Linux")

How I do my Computing

stallman.org

As of 2022 I use a Thinkpad x200 computer, which has a free initialization program (called Libreboot when it was installed, but now called GNU Boot) and a free operating system (Trisquel GNU/Linux). It was not sold that way by Lenovo, however; small businesses buy them used, recondition them, and install the free software. This is one of the computers endorsed by the FSF. I've used other Thinkpad models that similarly respect users' freedom since the early 2010s.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

How I do my Computing

stallman.org

He's using Ubuntu based system?? probably he was drunk while writing this lol

 

[f33dm3bits]

He's using Ubuntu based system?? probably he was drunk while writing this lol

It doesn't use the Linux kernel most distributions use.

Documentation | Trisquel GNU/Linux - Run free!

trisquel.info

What is Trisquel?
Trisquel GNU/Linux is a distribution of the GNU operating system, with the kernel GNU Linux-libre.

Trisquel comes ready for home and office use, and new programs are easy to find and install. Our documentation will help you explore your options.

Trisquel is free. We mean "free" in the freedom software sense.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

I didn't know "GNU Linux-libre" exists, it make some sense now.