Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:10:26 +0000 From: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> To: Atom Smasher <atom@smasher.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <CADLo838E5S5%2BzhP9JhTTSAzvR9rSVvb=oPcp=VjjHnMWRJA2EA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1201180928400.21214@oreo.lan> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <1326756727.23485.10.camel@Arawn> <4F14BAA7.9070707@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201161606230.19710@kozubik.com> <20120117010239.GA29529@richh-imac.office.boxdice.com.au> <alpine.DEB.2.00.1201171931120.21214@oreo.lan> <CADLo838h13c9Md-Qb5Pu%2BPSN1C=VNrNWgN-L%2Brq_XwFy83DWHA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.DEB.2.00.1201180928400.21214@oreo.lan>
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On 17 January 2012 20:30, Atom Smasher <atom@smasher.org> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jan 2012, Chris Rees wrote: > >> > what percentage of linux devs are on salary to develop linux? >> > >> >> You're not comparing like with like. >> >> Linux is not an OS; FreeBSD is. >> >> Are you talking about Linux? Debian? Red Hat? > > ================ > > linux is, in fact, an operating system. > > debian, red hat, ubuntu, gentoo, etc are distributions of that OS. No. Linux is, in fact, not an operating system. It is a kernel. You can't compare a *project* with a kernel. You could compare a *distribution* with a project, hence my email. Chris
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