Z:gnu-www-ja-gnu-linux-faq--fae657-Because those two construction/en

Because those two constructions are used synonymously, the expression &ldquo;the Linux kernel&rdquo; can easily be misunderstood as meaning &ldquo;the kernel of Linux&rdquo; and implying that Linux must be more than a kernel. You can avoid the possibility of this misunderstanding by saying or writing &ldquo;the kernel, Linux&rdquo; or &ldquo;Linux, the kernel.&rdquo;