Interesting.. Thanks for that.
Carl Cerecke wrote:
Related to the discussions around GNU and Linux of late:
You don't need any GNU software to run linux:
perllinux.sourceforge.net
Cheers,
Carl.
We appear to have touched a nerve.
Last week, when I simply asked anyone else was positive about GNU to please speak up (though not about changing CLUG's name), I truly had no idea what a can of worms was being opened. This is a necessary part of the "Linux" learning curve..
When a gory mess is unfurling before one's eyes, one has to make a choice: recoil in horror, or don surgical gloves.
On the 60th anniversary of Monte Casino, I need not explain which is the Kiwi way.
As a means of progressing this issue towards useful closure, please go to a terminal console.
Issue these commands:
$ uname -s (--kernel-name) & $ uname -o (--operating-system)
Let's treat this as a survey - please post results back to the list.
I can tell you for starters, that Fedora & RedHat return the same:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] rik $ uname -s Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] rik $ uname -o GNU/Linux
hth
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