Technically, its a distribution of the linux operationg system, where a bunch of people got together and made their own way of packaging it. Slackware, Redhat, Debian, etc all use the same kernel, and most of the same tools, just packaged and distributed in different manners.
The link below will say alot though... Robert Thus spake ktb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Steve Helms wrote: > > > > what is debian? > > It is an operating system. Go to the website for more details, > > http://www.debian.org/ > > hth, > kent > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | Low quality in a product happens. Senior System Engineer | That doesn't mean it's right and at RnD Consulting. | and defintely doesn't mean it should \_ be accepted. Require quality. http://www.rnd-consulting.com/~nomad DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. FYI: perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'