GNU itself is also used without Linux, some examples appear in projects like Debian/kFreebsd and Guix GNU/Hurd. These can include things like Android or ChromeOS. Linux is also used without GNU in embedded systems, mobile phones, and more. GNU/Linux is a collaborative effort between the GNU project, formed in 1983 to develop the GNU operating system and the development team of Linux, a kernel. Free, Libre and open source software (FLOSS) means that everyone has the freedom to use it, see how it works, and change it.
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