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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__
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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?

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