A cikin watan Yunin 1994 a cikin sanarwar GNU, an ambaci Linux a matsayin "free UNIX clone", kuma aikin Debian ya fara kiran samfurinsa Debian GNU / Linux. A watan Mayu 1996, Richard Stallman ya wallafa editan Emacs 19.31, wanda aka sake sunan nau'in tsarin daga Linux zuwa Lignux. An yi niyyar rubuta wannan rubutun ne musamman don komawa ga haɗin GNU da Linux, amma ba da daɗewa ba aka watsar da wannan sunan a cikin "GNU / Linux". Wannan sunan ya sami martani daban-daban. Ayyukan GNU da Debian suna amfani da sunan, kodayake yawancin mutane suna amfani da kalmar "Linux" don komawa ga haɗin Emacs Tambaya: wace shekara aka buga Emacs?
Shekarar 1996