Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:44:00 +0200 From: Phil Regnauld <regnauld@ftf.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NT vs Linux vs FreeBSD Message-ID: <19990715004400.46241@ns.int.ftf.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19990714142422.0455d7e0@localhost>; from Brett Glass on Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 02:26:48PM -0600 References: <4.2.0.58.19990713223011.044ee920@localhost> <Pine.NEB.3.96.990713234618.95939A-100000@shell-2.enteract. com> <4.2.0.58.19990714142422.0455d7e0@localhost>
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[can people PLEASE trim the Cc: ??] Brett Glass writes: > > That's not what makes a different distribution. As with Linux, the kernel and > even the userland environment can be identical! All that's needed to distinguish > a distribution is a different set (or subset) of utilities, a different setup > program, different bundled application programs, and/or a different default > configuration. No, to differentiate two distributions, you have to compare what each defines to be the base set. FreeBSD has a base tree, it's called src+doc(+ports). So you would have to compare both dists -- same base set == same distribution. Or are you trying to give a new meaning to the word distribution ? (as in "version") To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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