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I really hate that people call Linux distributions 'X OS' and you get sites like this which at no point clarify where it is actually a distro or an entirely new
by barnacled 5y ago
I really hate that people call Linux distributions 'X OS' and you get sites like this which at no point clarify where it is actually a distro or an entirely new OS.
It is confusing and somewhat disrespectful towards Linux.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoLinux is just an implementation detail; it's a more accurate description to call it a GNU/Linux system, yes, but most Linux distros could drop in one of the BSDs or illumos as their base layer and from a user perspective nothing would change.
- pjmlp 5y agoThat depends how much the applications depend on specific syscalls, file locations or DBUS based IPC.
- pjmlp 5y agoIt is just the assertion that UNIX wars got replaced with Linux distribution wars.