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Improve argument against "GNU/Linux" naming

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Reword argument to avoid targeting readers, as well as improve the
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<!DOCTYPE html> <!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- Inferencium - Website - About --> <!-- Inferencium - Website - About -->
<!-- Version: 7.0.0-alpha.4 --> <!-- Version: 7.0.0-alpha.5 -->
<!-- Copyright 2022 Jake Winters --> <!-- Copyright 2022 Jake Winters -->
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause --> <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause -->
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<p>If you wish to contact me for any reason, you can use my <p>If you wish to contact me for any reason, you can use my
<a href="https://inferencium.net/contact.xhtml">contact methods</a>.</p> <a href="https://inferencium.net/contact.xhtml">contact methods</a>.</p>
<h3 id="about_me-gnulinux_or_linux"><a href="#about_me-gnulinux_or_linux">Is it GNU/Linux or Just Linux?</a></h3> <h3 id="about_me-gnulinux_or_linux"><a href="#about_me-gnulinux_or_linux">Is it GNU/Linux or Just Linux?</a></h3>
<p>It's just Linux. GNU is completely unrelated to Linux, which is a <p>It's just Linux. GNU is unrelated to Linux, which is a kernel
kernel developed by Linus Torvalds. Linux can be used entirely without developed by Linus Torvalds. Linux can be used entirely without GNU
GNU software in userspace, and the kernel can be compiled without the software in userspace, and the kernel can be compiled without the use of
use of GNU tools. Just because GNU tools were used to initally develop GNU tools. Just because GNU tools were used to initally develop and
and compile the kernel, and were initially the only available tools for compile the kernel, and were initially the only available tools for
userspace, does not make this true today, and it never made GNU a part userspace, does not make this true today, and it never made GNU a part
of Linux itself at any point of time. Where are all of the other of Linux itself at any point of time.</p>
forward-slashes for every other piece of software on your Linux-based <p>Where are all of the other forward-slashes for every other piece of
system which makes it just as usable? If you're using "GNU/Linux", you software on a Linux-based system which makes it just as usable? If a
should be using more than a single forward-slash when there is more to system is running "GNU/Linux", it should be using more than a single
your system than only GNU.</p> forward-slash when there is more to the system than only GNU.</p>
</section> </section>
<section id="date_time"> <section id="date_time">
<h2 id="date_time"><a href="#date_time">Dates and Times</a></h2> <h2 id="date_time"><a href="#date_time">Dates and Times</a></h2>