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 buga editan Emacs 19.31, wanda aka sake sunan nau'in tsarin daga Linux zuwa Lignux. An yi niyyar wannan rubutun ne musamman don komawa ga haɗin GNU da Linux, amma wannan ba da daɗewa ba aka watsar da shi don "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" ne kawai don komawa ga Tambaya: Menene mafi yawan mutane suke kira shi?
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