Re: Offtopic - Amiga and Linux join forces?
*- On 13 Jul, Keith G. Murphy wrote about "Re: Offtopic - Amiga and Linux join forces?"
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> Brian Servis wrote:
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>> *- On 12 Jul, Keith G. Murphy wrote about "Re: Offtopic - Amiga and Linux join forces?"
>> > "Chrisopher D. Judd" wrote:
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>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> This is not Debian related, but if you're interested have a look at
>> >> http://www.amiga.com/diary/executive/linux-e.html.
>> >
>> > Sounds like he really knows what he's doing. Also, look at:
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>> > http://www.amiga.com/diary/executive/990710-e.html
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>> > for an update.
>> >
>> > I wonder if they've talked with the Debian developers, or Amigas will
>> > sell with yet another distribution?
>> >
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>> They are not making another distribution. They are just using the
>> Linux kernel, most other things will be all Amiga, of course they will
>> be bound by the GPL to release any improvements they make to the
>> kernel. Read the following for more info:
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>> http://www.amigactive.com/newsitems/11071999-lnx.html
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> Thanks for the link. It explains a lot. I would quibble, however, and
> contend that this *is* yet another Linux distribution: it is a
> distribution of an OS that includes the Linux kernel. That's a Linux
> distribution by definition, AFAIK. Also, there's this:
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> "Amiga assure us that the AmigaSoft Operating
> Environment will not be just another Linux distribution."
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> Meaning, in usual speech, that it is *a* Linux distribution (not *just*
> another, though).
>
> They're insane if they don't base it on Debian, considering the work
> that's already been done on m68k machines. I mean, the debs are there
> and ready to be used, man!
>
I think you misunderstand, I am not an expert but it doesn't sound like
they are going to use any of the userland tools, i.e. the stuff that
makes Debian Debian or Redhat Redhat. They are just going to use the
kernel which is the interface between the software and the hardware and
is completely independent of ANY 'distribution' that is run on top of
it. For that matter Microsoft could choose to use the Linux kernel and
still have the same 'distribution' as they have now.
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Brian
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