Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:29:20 -0400 From: Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe <mit@mitayai.org> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: [Fwd: Re: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8365] Message-ID: <4151EEB0.1070306@mitayai.org>
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Yes you are correct it was an oversight on my part. I apologize
On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 17:23, Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe wrote:
> I would like to call your attention to an inaccuracy in your news article,
>
> where you state:
>
> You have an array of Linux flavors to choose from. Redhat, SUSE,
> Mandrake, Debian, FreeBSD and about 100 plus others to pick from"
>
> FreeBSD is not a Linux distribution, and is derived from a rewrite of
> the 4.4BSD code, not the made-from-scratch Linux.
>
> What you may be confusing is UNIX vs Linux. Linux is a type of UNIX, as
> are the many kinds of BSD.
>
> If you have any questions about this, i'd be happy to help clarify.
>
> Regards,
> Mit
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