Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:29:20 -0400 From: Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe <mit@mitayai.org> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: [Fwd: Re: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8365] Message-ID: <4151EEB0.1070306@mitayai.org>
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Return-Path: <iamkmaniam@verizon.net> X-Original-To: mit@mitayai.org Delivered-To: mit@mitayai.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hal.9trackmind.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4515E4C9 for <mit@mitayai.org>; Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:28:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hal.9trackmind.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (hal.9trackmind.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 84364-04 for <mit@mitayai.org>; Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:28:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hal.9trackmind.com (Postfix, from userid 1004) id EF22D461; Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:28:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from out014.verizon.net (out014pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.46]) by hal.9trackmind.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98D4B35E for <mitayai@ca.freebsd.org>; Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:28:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([141.158.236.207]) by out014.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040922212715.XCOL24490.out014.verizon.net@[192.168.1.100]> for <mitayai@ca.freebsd.org>; Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:27:15 -0500 Subject: Re: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8365 From: Kevin Russo <iamkmaniam@verizon.net> To: mitayai@ca.freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <4151ED36.9070009@mitayai.org> References: <4151ED36.9070009@mitayai.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1095888429.8187.3.camel@Russo1> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:27:09 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out014.verizon.net from [141.158.236.207] at Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:27:15 -0500 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at 9trackmind.com Yes you are correct it was an oversight on my part. I apologize On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 17:23, Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe wrote: > I would like to call your attention to an inaccuracy in your news article, > > where you state: > > You have an array of Linux flavors to choose from. Redhat, SUSE, > Mandrake, Debian, FreeBSD and about 100 plus others to pick from" > > FreeBSD is not a Linux distribution, and is derived from a rewrite of > the 4.4BSD code, not the made-from-scratch Linux. > > What you may be confusing is UNIX vs Linux. Linux is a type of UNIX, as > are the many kinds of BSD. > > If you have any questions about this, i'd be happy to help clarify. > > Regards, > Mit -- The knowing of why is not equal to the sum of the experience. Powered by the penguin.
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