>>> On 8/17/2009 at 5:47 PM, Tom Marchant <[email protected]> wrote: -snip- > Well, ok, but the author never once referred to "GNU/Linux". He referred to > Linux throughout the article as though it was much more than just the > kernel. I don't think that he was trying to make that distinction.
Not precisely, no, but he did say "excuse me, I forgot to speak perfectly GNUbie there: the disparity is between Linux _support costs_, since Linux is not an operating system and even if it were, it is free..." The reference to "GNUbie" is the semi-subtle stab at the FSF. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
