Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 10:44:31 -0400 From: Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com> To: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] __FreeBSD_kernel__ Message-ID: <20110703104431.7ef5223d@kan.dnsalias.net> In-Reply-To: <CADLo83-wkFMtK13Zj_0Vb8Mqb%2BjsaXwS0g7G81xrmg9Jp_0wGg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAOfDtXPUxQO1zbnxh8sh%2By7g=d8QaH2svYtEQJ06L4d%2BQKG8VA@mail.gmail.com> <20110702193724.5c55a6c9@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110703020827.GA5763@sandvine.com> <CAGH67wQAv4Tf8HjccN2GZzgD2u1ZrORABtGehxXjeg109%2BRNWQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110703103531.4a553271@kan.dnsalias.net> <CADLo83-wkFMtK13Zj_0Vb8Mqb%2BjsaXwS0g7G81xrmg9Jp_0wGg@mail.gmail.com>
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--Sig_/ttoH9J3xn1U1YeBN0AY=yi9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:38:41 +0100 Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> wrote: > 2011/7/3 Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com>: > > > > __linux__ is exactly what __FreeBSD__ is and dies not identify > > kernel but rather Linux as whole OS, whatever that might be these > > days. > > > > There does not appear to be an universal macro that identifies > > environment as using Linux kernel regardless of the rest of > > components used (say, to identify Android and Ubuntu or something > > embedded with ucLibc as running Linux kernel with different userland > > implementations). >=20 > Please-- Linux is not and has never been an OS. >=20 > __linux__ applies to the kernel, the OS is called GNU/Linux. >=20 > Call me pedantic, but that was a nonsensical statement. >=20 > Chris How about you spare Linux vs. GNU/Linux wordplay for advocacy lists, where they belong? --=20 Alexander Kabaev --Sig_/ttoH9J3xn1U1YeBN0AY=yi9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFOEIBTQ6z1jMm+XZYRAniaAJ9+79smu/orOdzFAE5omqMmBovaeACcCgtq jkBav5D/Nn8hukE4egGXnO8= =8zNR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/ttoH9J3xn1U1YeBN0AY=yi9--
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