On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 23:25 -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote: > On Jul 14, 2008, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: <snip for brevity> > Except that what you call Linux software isn't actually for Linux. > Have you ever heard of Nexenta (GNU/kOpenSolaris), Debian > GNU/kFreeBSD, and even UnixWare? > > If you take *GNU* libc, rebuild it to target a different kernel while > exporting the same ABI, and voila, you can drop Linux entirely from > what you call a Linux Operating System, and pretty much all > applications will still work just the same. Because they're not > applications for Linux. They're applications for GNU libc. They > couldn't care less that they're running on top of the kernel Linux. > For them, the kernel is irrelevant. > > Next frequently raised fallacious objections? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you "the sound of a shoe dropping". [applause] That was a fabulous exchange, very well stated, very well explained. Alexandre, very impressed with your ability to avoid vitriolic and abusive tone. Very impressed. Andy -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
