From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.romualt.dhs.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AbLq-0005J1-00 for ; Wed, 22 May 2002 15:00:46 -0400 Received: (qmail 30810 invoked by uid 1002); 22 May 2002 19:00:02 -0000 Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:00:02 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Newbie Lists And more, was; Re: Get Out Of Jail Free! Message-ID: <20020522140002.A30805@romualt.dhs.org> References: <013e01c201c1$6ac7f380$02263e18@mycomputer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <013e01c201c1$6ac7f380$02263e18@mycomputer>; from igueths@attbi.com on Wed, May 22, 2002 at 02:49:34PM -0400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: That's why the entire operating system is properly referred to as GNU/Linux. Greg On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 02:49:34PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > Also, Linux is a kernel, not an operating system. The operating system are the distributions Debian, Redhat, Caldera, Mandrake, Yellow Dog, etc. Those are the operating sustems which contain the package managers, and various packages for different tasks. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Toby Fisher > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: Newbie Lists And more, was; Re: Get Out Of Jail Free! > > > > On Wed, 22 May 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > > > I just want to make one small comment. My understanding is that unix > > > is a family of operating systems, and that GNU/Linux is a member of > > > that family, just like Sunos is a member of that family. Thus, unix > > > and GNU/Linux are not separate operatingsystems, which you seem to be > > > implying in your post. > > > > Actually, Greg, technically speaking, Linux is not a member o the Unix > > family. Ok, so it's just picking hairs, but it has not fully complied > > with the relevant standards, and although the contraventions are small, > > they do exist so in the strictest sense, Linux is not a unix, or at least, > > wasn't quite recently. > > > > Cheers. > > > > -- > > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > > ICQ: #61744808 > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup