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> The insistence that Linux be called GNU/Linux when even Linus calls it Linux is exactly the kind of behaviour that alienates people who would otherwise align with them.

I don't agree with this actually, that's why I didn't even mention this. I believe GNU was indispensable to the wider Linux phenomenon. It's a matter of being fair and technically precise.

Is there an OS that uses Linux as the kernel but then no GNU software on top of that? It would be interesting to see, at least.

Isn't android effectively that?

yep

I think Android does that.

you too

me three

Android

Alpine Linux (of Docker fame)

Lots of embedded stuff

yes

Linux is not called GNU/Linux, but most of the distros need be because the three major components are the GNU userland, the Linux kernel and the distro's utilites and customisations.