Schooling a Beta GNUtard on Linux

“I use Linux as my operating system,“ I state proudly to the unkempt, bearded man. He swivels around in his desk chair with a devilish gleam in his eyes, ready to mansplain with extreme precision. “Actually“, he says with a grin, “Linux is just the kernel. You use GNU Linux!’ I don’t miss a beat and reply with a smirk, “I use Alpine, a distro that doesn’t include the GNU coreutils, or any other GNU code. It’s Linux, but it’s not GNU Linux.“ The smile quickly drops from the man’s face. His body begins convu