Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?

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From: Tim Haynes
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:18

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ruhl@4dv.net (Robert Uhl <ruhl@4dv.net>) writes:

> I'm not going to debate that Linux is generally Linux + a large number of
> GNU utilities. What I will debate is that GNU/Linux is a usefully
> meaningful term, or indeed aught other than sour grapes. The OS is Linux.
> Let me repeat: the OS is Linux. The userland is GNU, certainly, but THE
> OS IS LINUX!

What then is Debian GNU/BSD ? An OS, a distribution of an OS, or just a
random combination of a kernel & a userspace? ;8)

ISTM the problem arises with the vagueness of the Jargon File's definition
- <http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/operating-system.html> says
it's

 | The foundation software of a machine; that which schedules tasks,
 | allocates storage, and presents a default interface to the user between
 | applications.

which leaves lots of space for wondering about what constitutes a `default
interface to the user'.

~Tim
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From: Tim Haynes <usenet@stirfried.vegetable.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?
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