"Shawn Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 01/11/2007, Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Shawn Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Ubuntu thrived despite Debian's long years of existence.
> > >
> > > Slackware continues despite RedHat's rise.
> > >
> > > SUSE continues despite RedHat.
> > >
> > > Mandraiva continues despite ... etc.
> >
> > Does Suse claim to publish "Linux"?
> > Does Ubuntu claim to publish "Linux"?
> > Does Redhat claim to publish "Linux"?
> > Does Mandriva claim to publish "Linux"?
>
> That isn't the same. Linux is a kernel; the material provided by
> OpenSolaris comprises a complete operating system.
Not true: OpenSolaris is not even a complete basic OS.
Guess why I had to work hard to create the SchilliX distribution to make
a bootable environment from the OpenSolaris bits? Also note that the tendency to
replace useland tools by GNU tools let's OpenSolaris approach the Linux idea
of only being a kernel.
Jörg
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