Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751033AbWJDUKu (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:10:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751055AbWJDUKu (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:10:50 -0400 Received: from emailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.24]:48337 "EHLO emailer.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751033AbWJDUKt (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:10:49 -0400 Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 22:09:02 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Neil Brown cc: Marc Perkel , Ivan Dimitrov , "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX In-Reply-To: <17698.55554.717774.723696@cse.unsw.edu.au> Message-ID: References: <20060928144028.GA21814@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> <4520D40F.8080500@perkel.com> <4522CF20.9070501@pzforum.net> <4522D36B.10100@perkel.com> <17698.55554.717774.723696@cse.unsw.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 673 Lines: 20 >"Linux" is an operating system kernel. By itself it is pretty >useless. I have to object. Linux (kernel) plus a static standalone userspace binary -- 'enough' for embedded applications. It does not need GNU in it (with the exception of the kernel's license, GPL, of course). >A thing which is Linux plus lots of libraries and utilities and maybe >a windowing system and a "desktop" is a lot more than "Linux". -`J' -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/