From mclark@datsrvr.datsit.com Fri Mar 27 02:04:55 1998
From: mclark@datsrvr.datsit.com
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: No Linux on Merced
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 03:04:55 +0100
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Donnie Barnes wrote:

> [ Lots of good stuff deleted. ]
>
> First and foremost, you won't find me contributing to any holy wars,
> *especially* on another distribution's mailing list (I've been playing
> nice on the Caldera lists for quite some time :-).
>
> > your own installer process.  It's when you begin to consider what it take=
s to get a
> > system operational with a high level of automation that you appreciate th=
e efforts of
> > folks at SuSE, Debian, RedHat, Slackware, WGS, Caldera (and God forbid I =
forgot any one
> > else) .
>
> I just wanted to make one comment on the above..."WGS" has never produced
> their own distribution.  They have always been based on either Slackware or
> Red Hat.  They may have made a few updates and some slight enhancements,
> but they have never produced their own distribution that I know of.  Caldera
> used to be based on Red Hat but now own LST so they could be considered to
> be their own distro now.
>
> --Donnie
>
> --
>  Donnie Barnes    <A HREF=3D"http://www.redhat.com/~djb"><A HREF=3D"http://=
www.redhat.com/~djb</A">http://www.redhat.com/~djb</A</A>>    djb(a)redhat.co=
m   "Bah."
>    Challenge Diversity.  Ignore People.  Live Life.  Use Linux.  879.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> _Things You'd NEVER Expect A Southerner To Say_ by Vic Henley:
> **  These boots hurt my feet.
>
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  In all actuality, several distributions are based on each other.  I won't p=
retend to be an
expert, but as I understand it:
Caldera is based on Redhat
WGS is based on Redhat
SuSE is based on slackware

this is NOT a bad thing.  you too can use the free parts of your favorite dis=
t and modify
and resell it.  THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF IT!!!!
NOONE can ever take away the free parts.  NOONE must reinvent the wheel to cr=
eate a new
application.  Just use something close, and save month's of redundant coding.=
  Seems like
there had better be several distributions to maintain competition.  We all kn=
ow what happens
when competition goes away?!?

just my 2cents

mc


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