** Sabi ni Michael noong Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:09:22 -0500 > Not to be a jerk, but there is no "GNU/Linux" kernel. There is a > "Linux" kernel. "GNU" refers to the userland part of the system, which > is why Stallman and many others prefer to call Linux distributions by > the name "GNU/Linux".
Not at all, and I realized that shortly after I'd hit the Send button. Any way to expunge my post from the archives? <weg> > A distro is simply a bootable Linux-based system that has enough > userland utilities to do something useful. It might be specific, such > as LRP, or general, such as Red Hat, Debian, or Slackware. So that would be the kernel + packages like a POP/IMAP client, a Web browser, and an office suite; or SMTP, Web, ftp, or ssh services, depending on the target users' needs. Next question: what might distinguish one distro from another? And, not to dis ASTI's efforts, but what distinguishes Bayanihan from its base, RH. Refer to another message, possibly in this same thread, that the RH 9 installation CD detected Bayanihan as RH 8. Mabuhay. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
