On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> "Linux" is an operating system kernel. By itself it is pretty >> useless. > > I have to object. > > Linux (kernel) plus a static standalone userspace binary -- 'enough' for > embedded applications. It does not need GNU in it (with the exception > of the kernel's license, GPL, of course). > Actually, it needs no libraries at all. See attached. It doesn't even need the 'C' language to perform useful work although I'm sure you would not want to write a database application in assembly language. Also, although I used the GNU assembler and Linker, there are other tools that would work just as well. >> A thing which is Linux plus lots of libraries and utilities and maybe >> a windowing system and a "desktop" is a lot more than "Linux". > > -`J' > -- Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.24 on an i686 machine (5592.72 BogoMips). New book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/ _ **************************************************************** The information transmitted in this message is confidential and may be privileged. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Analogic Corporation immediately - by replying to this message or by sending an email to [email protected] - and destroy all copies of this information, including any attachments, without reading or disclosing them. Thank you.
Attachment:
alone.tar.gz
Description: alone.tar.gz
- References:
- Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linux license?
- From: Marc Perkel <[email protected]>
- Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linux license?
- From: Ivan Dimitrov <[email protected]>
- It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX
- From: Marc Perkel <[email protected]>
- Re: It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX
- From: Neil Brown <[email protected]>
- Re: It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX
- From: Jan Engelhardt <[email protected]>
- Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linux license?
- Prev by Date: Re: [PATCH 12/12] i386 boot: Add an ELF header to bzImage
- Next by Date: Re: Fwd: Any way to find the network usage by a process?
- Previous by thread: Re: It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX
- Next by thread: Re: It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX
- Index(es):
 |