What is GNU/Linux?

GNU/Linux (GNU with Linux or GNU+Linux) is the term defended by Richard Stallman and other developers and users of the operating system which uses the Linux kernel together with system applications created by the GNU project as well as by many other software projects and groups. This operating system is commonly called “Linux”, although Stallman holds that this name is not correct.

For me, it is the best operating system there is for speed, security and stability....

For so many reasons...

Because it is an free and open OS, there exist so many distributions which are personalised versions of the OS itself but have different ideals.

What is free software?

Free software is software that gives users freedom over the acquired product and which therefore, once obtained, can be freely used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed.

According to the Free Software Foundation, free software refers to the freedom of users to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. To be more precise, four freedoms are referred to: The freedom to execute the program for any purpose; the freedom to study how the program works and adapt it to ones own needs; to distribute copies so that one can help others and finally, the freedom to improve the program and make the improvements public so that the whole community may benefit (for the second and last freedom mentioned, access to the source code is a prerequisite.

Free software is usually provided free of charge (not all software but most is), or the distribution is supplied at cost price through other means. This is, however, not compulsory so free software does not have to be associated with other kinds of free programs (also termed “freeware”) that, while maintaining their free features, can be distributed commercially ("commercial software"). Similarly, "free software" or "gratis software" sometimes includes the source code but this kind of software cannot said to be free in the same sense as truly free software, unless rights with regard to modification and redistribution of modified versions of the programs are guaranteed.

Asturix is free and licenced under the GPLv3