RE: djblinux?

Russell Nelson <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:51:35 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.djb.package
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Dan Kegel writes:
 > It's clearly the thing to do.   It would help flush out any missing
 > pieces.  But why not call it djbos instead?  That would more clearly
 > express djb's passion for fresh starts and avoiding baggage.

Because, pace RMS, it's standard to name the operating system after
the kernel it runs.

 > <troll>
 > In fact, you might make it a policy to *not* do anything the LSB specifies
 > :-)
 > </troll>

:-)  Nahhh, that would be a *gratuitious* incompatibility.  It gives
the LSB too much control over the shape of the final system.

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