On Tuesday 19 June 2007 09:12, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > it seems to me most people use the terms flavor and distribution > interchangeably when referring to linux.
Yeah and most people forget that linux (the kernel) is only a tiny part of a "linux distribution". > although gentoo linux [the only os i run] is designed on the same > basic concept of freeBSD it is entirely unique; basically a freeBSD > rewrite w/ the linux kernel; o, it can run w/ the freeBSD kernel too. > in effect a completely new breed of os was born; and i didnt catch > that one on your list; probly because it is essentially "distro Z", so > to speak. I use gentoo too. I didn't mention it because it has relatively few derivatives. -- Crayon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
