rootietootie

Not true. GNU coreutils comes standard on most distros.

There are distros where the only gnu code is the kernel.

What? GNU never finished Hurd kernel and that is why it is now GNU/Linux because Linux was the missing piece since they could not get Hurd working. In other words, there is no GNU kernel. Please don't just make things up.

It tells you how they got from A to B. The Groom of the Stool was the most intimate job to the king and therefor you were naturally privy to royal secrets. Did you even read this?