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It is inefficient because it takes a lot more time. Saying and writing &ldquo;GNU/Linux&rdquo; will take you only a few seconds a day, not minutes, so you can afford to reach far more people that way. Distinguishing between Linux and GNU/Linux when you write and speak is by far the easiest way to help the GNU Project effectively.