This is probably slightly off topic, but for an interesting overview of the forking history of UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems, check out http://www.levenez.com/unix/history.html
It doesn't cover all the various Linux distros, since that would probably take up another 7 pages. On June 27, 2003, Keppy sent me the following: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't: > > www.mandrakelinux.com > > a "fork" of > > www.redhat.com > > ? > > Did the latter go out of business as a result? > > Hell, I'm typing this up on Mac OS X which is a "fork" of BSD. > > Debian has "forks" too. Must I go on? > > There's really nothing to worry about here guys. -- Chip Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.chocobo.cx/chip/ GCM/CS d+(-) s+:++ a21>? C++ UB++++$ P+++$ L- E--- W++ N@ o K- w O M+ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+@ R@ tv@ b++@ DI++++ D+(-) G++ e>++ h>++ r-- y?
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