http://piestar.net/2009/03/25/compiz-microsoft-and-originality/ A pragmatic look at the state of FOSS Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://piestar.net/2009/03/25/compiz-microsoft-and-originality/#comment-6 Kerberos Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:18:10 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=42#comment-6 Why is it that FOSS advocates only ever say 'Linux is just the kernel' when talking to critics (as a way to deflect criticism). You never see them say it when people are promoting it. "Hey, you should try Linux", "No, Linux is just the kernel, you mean to say a GNU/Linux based distribution". Why is it that FOSS advocates only ever say ‘Linux is just the kernel’ when talking to critics (as a way to deflect criticism). You never see them say it when people are promoting it. “Hey, you should try Linux”, “No, Linux is just the kernel, you mean to say a GNU/Linux based distribution”.

]]> http://piestar.net/2009/03/25/compiz-microsoft-and-originality/#comment-5 Sparky Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:18:15 +0000 http://piestar.net/?p=42#comment-5 Actually linux is the kernel and is a not copied from unix. Much of the stuff that most linux distributions come with is Gnu stuff, and yes gnu copied unix to a large extent. Actually linux is the kernel and is a not copied from unix. Much of the stuff that most linux distributions come with is Gnu stuff, and yes gnu copied unix to a large extent.

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