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Re: Is Linux Unix?



Silvan wrote:
> But it's true that there's a whole realm of software nobody is likely to 
> develop for Linux because of the diversity.  I had to sit by and watch my 
> father build a network of Windows NT boxes because I couldn't write and 
> THOROUGHLY test the software he needed for the cash registers at his 
> workplace.

    So, what you're saying is, that he standardized on one distribution and
not on another.  That's all WinNT is, really.  Custome software as you
describe, can be tailored for a particular flavor of Linux (or any other 'nix)
just as easily as for a particular flavor of Windows.

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