On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 03:41:23PM +0100, Aitor Santamaria Merino said this: > Simon Waite wrote: > > >On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 12:55:26PM +0100, Jensen, Gerard said this: > > > >>>>Linux is a rewrite of BSD. > >>>> > >>>No, Linux is rewrite of Minix. > >>> > >[snip] > > > >>No, Linux is a bit more than just a rewrite of Minix... ;-)) > >> > >>Or would you call OS/2 a "rewrite of Windows 3.0"? > >> > >No, I'd call NT a rewrite of OS/2, and Windows 95 a rewrite of windows 3.11 > > > Hmm. What was rewritten? The "operating system" was retouched a bit, and > the graphical user interface a lot, but "rewritten" is not the word that > I'd use ;-) >
To be fair, NT allows different subsystems ie. OS2, Dos, POSIX Though a lot of the Win32 API does look *EXCEEDINGLY* similar to OS/2 calls. ---------- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
