For me GNU was one of the guiding lights to freedom. It was a long journey as the meanings of free and GNU and the terms FOSS and FLOSS were all hazy until I saw them discussed here on the mailing list.
Thanks for that. Here is my POV: Using GNU as a descriptor 'even in the absence of GNU for freedom respecting distros' feels right to me, its not credit its a brand. GNU = Freedom, Should be true. That's my view despite all the excellent counterpoints made.
