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   Chris Ahlstrom to rbowman   
   Re: Glibc-2.43 Released   
   27 Jan 26 07:44:14   
   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On 27 Jan 2026 00:27:34 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'm suggesting that Linux itself would never have been started had there   
   >> not been GNU in the background serving as inspiration.   
   >   
   > I'm suggesting we will never know.   
      
   It's pretty damn obvious that "Linux" require[ds] both Torvald's   
   kernel and Stallman's implementations of the neo-UNIX API and   
   command-line programs.   
      
   And the Linuxen of today depend on an enormous number of   
   follow-on contributions from many other people.   
      
   --   
   Scientists will study your brain to learn more about your distant cousin, Man.   
      
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