Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:41:53 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Seth <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NT vs Linux vs FreeBSD Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990715104104.043a5a40@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907150900400.18829-100000@freebie.dp.ny.frb .org> References: <4.2.0.58.19990714142422.0455d7e0@localhost>
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You might call it that, yes. Though it wasn't really intended to be a distribution of software without hardware. --Brett At 09:01 AM 7/15/99 -0400, Seth wrote: >In which case we can assume that this new router based on a Linux kernel >is yet another distribution? > >SB > >On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Brett Glass wrote: > > > > > That's not what makes a different distribution. As with Linux, the > kernel and > > even the userland environment can be identical! All that's needed to > distinguish > > a distribution is a different set (or subset) of utilities, a different > setup > > program, different bundled application programs, and/or a different > default > > configuration. > > > > --Brett > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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