Z:gnu-www-ja-gnu-linux-faq--37ea82-Following the rules of English/en

Following the rules of English, in the construction &ldquo;GNU Linux&rdquo; the word &ldquo;GNU&rdquo; modifies &ldquo;Linux&rdquo;. This can mean either &ldquo;GNU's version of Linux&rdquo; or &ldquo;Linux, which is a GNU package.&rdquo; Neither of those meanings fits the situation at hand.