They should have named it better then because they way GNU is pronounced is awkward to say in conversation and doesn’t convey the point like most other OS names do.

Logically sure it makes sense to call it a GNU system or even GNU/Linux but casually it really doesn’t compared to Linux, especially when you take name recognition into account

They’ve already been ruined, they’ve become defined by “art” made by investors solely for profit with no real soul or expression