Daniel, On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 09:45 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > OS X is not a linux its BSD, Linux and BSD are both modeled(via other OSs) > on unix which is why they share features like sudo, root, commands as well > as the directory structure.
My understanding is that the name 'Linux' really refers only to the kernel as originally developed by Linus Torvalds. So if a machine is not running that kernel, it should not be called Linux! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/