> It is possible to build an operating system from software which > is available from ftp/web sites around the world. Typically > one starts with the Linux kernel and adds GNU utilities and > compiler. However, building an functional operating system > from workable parts can be an enormous task for non-experts. > Fortunately, a team of 200 persons from around the world collaborating > via the internet has assembled an working operating system from > these freely available peices and developed a simple installation > procedure. The result is the Debian GNU/Linux operating system.
This would be a good paragraph to put in an article, not a press release. Also, while it is possible to build an OS as you describe, the person who would even _consider_ doing so is way out of the target audience of 99% of computer magazines. Let's not shoot over their heads and confuse them. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]