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What is that legal term again, "Different in degree, not kind"? The more i find out about systemd and surrounding projects, the more i feel they should stop br
by digi_owl 10y ago
What is that legal term again, "Different in degree, not kind"?
The more i find out about systemd and surrounding projects, the more i feel they should stop branding anything using it as Linux.
It seems to be heading into Android territory, where it may have the kernel in common with classic (GNU?) Linux, but beyond that it is a whole new beast.
- cat199 10y agoIsn't the whole idea to kill Unix? Use funding to keep keep the 'cool things' purposefully incompatible, GPL'ed, and controlled via influence by well-staffed and funded corporate sponsors.. This keeps the IT people from getting too powerful w/r/t the managers...
- vetinari 10y agoNo. 20 years ago, there was the same scream about Redhat going to destroy Linux when switching from bsdinit to SysV init, or from libc5 to glibc2. Here we are today. Redhat is going to destroy Linux again. This time by switching from SysV init (or whatever).