Bug 448688

Summary: Package description of Kernel says Linux is the core of the "Linux OS"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Santhosh Thottingal <santhosh.thottingal>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Santhosh Thottingal 2008-05-28 08:59:13 UTC 
Description of problem:
The package description of Linux Kernel says (Refer
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/kernel):

"The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux
operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating
system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc."

Please don't use the name Linux for both Kernel and Operating system. Other than
the core, there is nothing more in the Operating system with the name 'Linux'.
Calling the Operating system as Linux is wrong at least when we are describing a
package that contains the 'Linux kernel'


How reproducible:
See the package description of the Linux kernel in Fedora. Or just visit
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/kernel

Actual results:
"Linux" is used both kernel and operating system while describing the Linux kernel

Expected results:
Correct package description. Use Linux for Linux Kernel.

Additional info:
1. http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html
2. http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html
3. http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy
5. http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/Linux_Kernel_in_Linux_Operating_System
Comment 1 Dave Jones 2008-05-28 13:59:14 UTC 
The context refers to multiple Linux distributions. There is nothing that needs
changing here.
Comment 2 Praveen A 2008-05-30 10:19:10 UTC 
Can it be changed to "the core of the Linux-based operating system"? I would
prefer GNU/Linux to Linux-based, but Linux-based would be a better compromise
between "Linux" and "GNU/Linux" camps.