Z:gnu-www-ja-2001-07-20-FSF-India--ac7e1f-Some people call the GNU/Linux/en

Some people call the GNU/Linux system &ldquo;Linux&rdquo;, but this misnomer leads to confusion (people cannot tell whether you mean the whole system or the kernel, one part), and spreads an inaccurate picture of how, when and where the system was developed. Making a consistent distinction between GNU/Linux, the whole operating system, and Linux, the kernel, is the best way to clear up the confusion. See  http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html for more explanation.