From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 14 14:50:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA19550 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:50:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from joshua.enteract.com (joshua.enteract.com [207.229.129.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA19531 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:50:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from djhoward@joshua.enteract.com) Received: (qmail 13344 invoked by uid 1032); 14 Jul 1998 21:50:23 -0000 Message-ID: <19980714165023.G6511@enteract.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:50:23 -0500 From: dannyman To: Stefan Eggers , Brandon Lockhart Cc: Jeremy Domingue , current@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Disgruntled Linux User... questions about FreeBSD Mail-Followup-To: Stefan Eggers , Brandon Lockhart , Jeremy Domingue , current@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <199807141043.MAA10824@semyam.dinoco.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199807141043.MAA10824@semyam.dinoco.de>; from Stefan Eggers on Tue, Jul 14, 1998 at 12:43:25PM +0200 X-Loop: djhoward@uiuc.edu X-URL: http://www.dannyland.org/~dannyman/ Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Jul 14, 1998 at 12:43:25PM +0200, Stefan Eggers wrote: > > Well, let's see. Linux is a clone of SYSV, and FreeBSD a clone of BSD, is > > that major enough for you? Possibly different devices, different FS, > > Linux has no connection to System V source so clone is OK. But > FreeBSD is based on 4.4BSD-Lite code so I think the term "clone" is > not appropriate here. Actually, clone would be more appropriate for BSD, as they're sharing the same genetic code, whereas Linux is an approximation based on SysV. ;) Semantics ... of course the dict command is ever insightful; 3 definitions found >From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]: clone n : a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction [syn: {clon}] v : make a clone of >From Jargon File (4.0.0/24 July 1996) [jargon]: clone /n./ 1. An exact duplicate: "Our product is a clone of their product." Implies a legal reimplementation from documentation or by reverse-engineering. Also connotes lower price. 2. A shoddy, spurious copy: "Their product is a clone of our product." 3. A blatant ripoff, most likely violating copyright, patent, or trade secret protections: "Your product is a clone of my product." This use implies legal action is pending. 4. `PC clone:' a PC-BUS/ISA or EISA-compatible 80x86-based microcomputer (this use is sometimes spelled `klone' or `PClone'). These invariably have much more bang for the buck than the IBM archetypes they resemble. 5. In the construction `Unix clone': An OS designed to deliver a Unix-lookalike environment without Unix license fees, or with additional `mission-critical' features such as support for real-time programming. 6. /v./ To make an exact copy of something. "Let me clone that" might mean "I want to borrow that paper so I can make a photocopy" or "Let me get a copy of that file before you {mung} it". >From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: clone 1. An exact duplicate: "Our product is a clone of their product." Implies a legal reimplementation from documentation or by reverse-engineering. Also connotes lower price. 2. A shoddy, spurious copy: "Their product is a clone of our product." 3. A blatant ripoff, most likely violating copyright, patent, or trade secret protections: "Your product is a clone of my product." This use implies legal action is pending. 4. "PC clone:" a PC-BUS/{ISA} or {EISA}-compatible 80x86-based microcomputer (this use is sometimes spelled "klone" or "PClone"). These invariably have much more bang per buck than the {IBM} archetypes they resemble. 5. In the construction "Unix clone": An {operating system} designed to deliver a {Unix}-like environment without Unix licence fees or with additional "mission-critical" features such as support for {real-time} programming. 6. A {clonebot}. (16 Dec 1994) -- // dannyman yori aiokomete || Our Honored Symbol deserves \\/ http://www.dannyland.org/~dannyman/ || an Honorable Retirement (UIUC) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message