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This is nice and all and I am being 'that guy' nit picking but I hate the use of 'OS' when this is actually a Linux distribution. It is really confusing as in some cases an 'xxxOS' really is a new OS but more so these days it means 'xxx Linux distribution'.

Also given their links to fsf who insist on 'GNU/linux' it is amusing to see the name contain neither GNU nor Linux.

As a huge Linux fanboy (I contribute to the kernel minorly as a hobby) I can also see the positive side - using Linux is such a foregone conclusion that we don't even need to mention it any more :)



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