On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:15:45 +0200, Hadron wrote:
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> So, although our in-house trolls don't accept that Linux is competing on
>> the desktop, apparently, the mother-ship does. I'm not sure that linux
>> is derived from Unix, though, but then I suppose it depends on how you
>
> How stupid are you? Really? Of course Linux is derived from
> Unix.
A better term might be 'inspired by'. Derived from suggests Linux is
developed from Unix code, which it isn't. Many of the names used are the
same, but the code is original.
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Kier
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