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Article #4328Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?
From: Sami Sihvonen
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 10:07
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 10:07
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In article <m3ofdvcs5e.fsf@latakia.dyndns.org>, ruhl@4dv.net (Robert Uhl <ruhl@4dv.net>) wrote: >> Linux is only kernel. About 3% of full operating system. And you >> simply can't do anything with that kernel unless you add something >> to it. > That's odd. Somehow, glibc manages to do something. In fact, if one > wanted, one could do _everything_ one wanted using the kernel. Well, glibc is from GNU Project... And please give me URL where I can download Linux-distribution without any GNU software that can be compared to Debian GNU/Linux features. > Let me repeat: the OS is Linux. The userland is GNU, certainly, > but THE OS IS LINUX! Not just userland. You need several GNU tools to boot your computer. -- Sami Sihvonen Chief Executive Officer Janiika Networks Corporation
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