>to tell the difference. [okay, there are unix ports to >various desktop pc's as well. i'm a bit fuzzy on the >distinction there.]
The distinction is ... >linux is a free kernel ... that. Unix is not free; Linux is. :-) Technically, Linux is just a KERNEL. All the rest of the programs are from other sources (mostly stuff from the GNU folks, written under the free GPL, etc). A distribution is a combination of the kernel, the free GNU stuff, and whatever else the distributor wants to bundle in. Which is why Debian distrubtion is called "Debian GNU/Linux". (There is a GNU kernel being worked on - called HURD - but don't expect it anytime soon, is what I hear). -- *-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-*-^-* Michael Leone <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF --
