On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Joe Klemmer <klemmerj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 23:25 -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote: > >> 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. > > This sounds like you're making the argument that all beer > should be called Water/Beer because water isn't specific to beer and > can be used with/in any other beverage. Water couldn't care less that > it's mixing with hops or wheat. For water, the other ingredients are > irrelevant. > > You seem to be making a good case that the GNU parts are > ubiquitous and therefor there's no reason to explicitly state their > inclusion. > >> Next frequently raised fallacious objections? > > Well, this has been fun. My need for mindless ranting... > Uh, I mean "debate" as been filled. Back to what's loosely known > as productivity. > > -- > The early bird gets the worm, > but the second mouse gets the cheese. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Its amazing to me that with all these brains nobody likes to discuss strategies and solutions, just a bunch of endless nitpicking and finger pointing. Its no wonder Microsoft dominates the desktop computer market. -- "Travelling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops boy....." -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
