Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:54:37 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> To: Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] __FreeBSD_kernel__ Message-ID: <CADLo83_npgwgnN-YRxG9uJFbpodDFz4eGyja-dJLjoShjL00Xg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110703104431.7ef5223d@kan.dnsalias.net> 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> <20110703104431.7ef5223d@kan.dnsalias.net>
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On 3 July 2011 15:44, Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com> wrote: > 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). >> >> Please-- Linux is not and has never been an OS. >> >> __linux__ applies to the kernel, the OS is called GNU/Linux. >> >> Call me pedantic, but that was a nonsensical statement. >> >> Chris > > How about you spare Linux vs. GNU/Linux wordplay for advocacy lists, > where they belong? [Further discussion on IRC] Chris
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