[geeks] Why Linux and not *BSD?

Joost van de Griek jvdg at sparcpark.net
Wed Aug 3 06:23:07 CDT 2005


On 2005-08-02 22:19, kurt at k-huhn.com wrote:

> The stunningly simple answer is "marketing".  Use of the word "linux" in
> press releases, marketing material, and product announcements is practically
> guaranteed to get you widespread market exposure.  Thes days, "linux" is a
> well recognized buzzword, and it's being exploited to the fullest extent.

Spot-on. Case in point: Apple used to describe Mac OS X as "Linux-like".
Ugh.

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In the distance you can see that it will eventually fork off.  The
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from each other.
There is a shovel here.
>take shovel
Taken.  
>eat shovel
You forcefully shove a shovel down your throat, and start choking.

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