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On Jan 17, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Danial Thom wrote:

> No, thats ridiculous. Linux has multiple
> distributions that use the same kernel. The fact
> that freebsd only has one distribution doesn't
> make it any more complete.

Actually it is spot on.   Linux is a kernel.   The various  
distributions add a ueserland and tools to it but if you go look at  
the actual definition of Linux you will find it is just a kernel.

Chad


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