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翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 02:30:34 JST

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@wolf480pl @prefetcher https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.en.html

https://mikegerwitz.com/2016/04/gnu-kwindows

@wolf480pl >through Cygwin right?
You should install GNU/Linux-libre immediately instead, but MSYS2 is functionally better than Cygwin, as you can install more of GNU, faster via the pacman package manager, rather than having to use the Cywin clicky-clicky GUI installer every time you want to install a missing GNU package.

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Wolf480pl (wolf480pl@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 02:30:35 JST

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@prefetcher through Cygwin right?

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prefetcher (prefetcher@miku.place)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 02:30:37 JST

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i use Windows btw

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prefetcher (prefetcher@miku.place)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 02:30:38 JST

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I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Windows, is in fact, GNU/Windows, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another proprietary component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities, and vital system components that operate alongside the Windows API (WinAPI).

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 Windows, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Windows, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Windows 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. Windows is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Windows added, or GNU/Windows.

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翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 03:05:39 JST

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