Okay, so if I remove the Linux kernel from Gentoo and use the FreeBSD kernel, is it still a "distro"? Is it still Linux? If it doesn't use glibc, is it still Linux? People due use the term in a lazy manner, but its a manner that fits because the versions of the operating systems that make use of the Linux kernel usually have somewhat of the same binary compatibility, but it's just the utilities for managing the operating system work differently. I'm certainly not going to spend hours arguing this topic because people recreate terms everyday without thinking them through, epsecially non-technical managers in the enterprise. You can call it what you will, but if you contrast it with other systems that use different kernels it isn't any different. So Windows 98 and Windows NT are both distros? Or are they different operating systems? Why? Do they both have minesweeper? Do they function the same? Do they have the same kernel? What about Windows 2000 and Windows XP?
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Re:distro
Posted by: Fletch on May 21, 2007 08:50 AMHaz
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