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by adgjlsfhk1 1086 days ago
GNU is a distraction here. In a decade or two there will probably be mainstream linux distros where all the GNU parts have been replaced by newer and better libraries (probably written in Rust). People say linux, but mean a linux system to which they have root access (or can phone up the sysadmin who does).
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> but mean a linux system to which they have root access

Ah, like my Pixel 2. Respectfully, you might be on the wrong forum (and possibly the worst one outside XDA) to say "Most people here do not, and never did, have root access on their Android handsets".

If your distinction for what makes a Linux system a Linux system, is root access, recognize that many, many people here have met and cleared that bar.

Have most people on HN? Highly doubt it