[sdiy] OT: Screw Linux.

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe Matt Simpson, from writings of Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 09:17:17PM -0400:
> and remember that
> LINUX
> is *not*
> UNIX.

That, I'm well aware of---as are most people familiar with Linux.
Still, Linux looks like a UN*X, works like a UN*X and acts like a
UN*X, even though, like FreeBSD, it doesn't contain proprietary AT&T
source code and isn't, technically, UN*X.  So, without picking nits,
it's basically a flavor of UN*X even though it isn't truly UN*X, or,
with picking nits, and keeping the guardians of the UN*X TM happy,
it's a UN*X-like operating system.  As most UN*X hackers know, Linux
is obviously far different in many ways from the the "One True UN*X,"
namely 7th Edition UN*X... but it still has some things in common with
that.  Have I confused anyone yet?  :-)

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