From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 3 14:55:08 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1E21065670 for ; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 14:55:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC8558FC14 for ; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 14:55:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwr19 with SMTP id 19so5261279iwr.13 for ; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:55:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=R2zsbF/unzTezDDUl+HSod4AVCHcm6caSjVGFS5ogsM=; b=YpdtHbBLb+UwhthUOijRCigt1J12/LJa6vqXugixxzWqJmwfC/RSYgjZQFqV6f5gGz NVPDlzBxiCZ5678RppW3OMfty8beG8MuninVI99PPgZ1KXN4T7qaE2nQviZQ2pyHsvy7 rv9T/dMrN+y3c8mpQdDWZE1MuG2MP5YMrIZBE= Received: by 10.231.81.83 with SMTP id w19mr4652879ibk.34.1309704907175; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:55:07 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: utisoft@gmail.com Received: by 10.231.155.141 with HTTP; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 07:54:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110703104431.7ef5223d@kan.dnsalias.net> References: <20110702193724.5c55a6c9@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110703020827.GA5763@sandvine.com> <20110703103531.4a553271@kan.dnsalias.net> <20110703104431.7ef5223d@kan.dnsalias.net> From: Chris Rees Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:54:37 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: VtOOe1vBFVDf6hWP5AYrzBJxNKI Message-ID: To: Alexander Kabaev Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] __FreeBSD_kernel__ X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:55:08 -0000 On 3 July 2011 15:44, Alexander Kabaev wrote: > On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:38:41 +0100 > Chris Rees wrote: >> 2011/7/3 Alexander Kabaev : >> > >> > __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