>The Linux kernel doesn't matter. While I agree on the importance of "the history, philosophy, and purpose of the unix environment", saying that the Linux kern

>The Linux kernel doesn't matter. While I agree on the importance of "the history, philosophy, and purpose of the unix environment", saying that the Linux kernel doesn't matter seems a bit harsh at best. It seems to me that the Linux kernel is the most successful Unix-like kernel in the history of computing. It certainly matters for its ubiquity alone.