* On 2023 07 Jul 09:12 -0500, BRN wrote: > I could be accused of nitpicking here, however; I'd suggest that GNU was > inspired by the original UNIX rather than being a clone. A clone in > the original biological context refers to an exact genetic copy - "byte > for byte" if you like. That is probably why the term "bug-for-bug" came about as "byte-for-byte" would prove quite problematic in a copyright dispute. > As for the *BSDs; OpenBSD most certainly does *not* rely on a GNU > framework. Indeed, most of the work on BSDs these days is to excise as much GNU from their systems as they can (I don't follow their development closely, it's just the impression I get). - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819
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