%% Paul Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: pt> Ok, it is agreed that Linux shared no code from Minix, that is pt> well supported. But it is also well established that Linus was pt> trying to make a Minix-like OS with more features.
If by "Minix-like" you mean a kernel that runs on an i386 and provides a Unix-like system call interface, then I guess you could say Linus was trying to make a "Minix-like" OS. But if you mean _anything_ more than that, then your comment is not correct. pt> Hence, the origins of Linux lie closer to Minix then to Unix. This does not follow at all. Linux is much closer to any of the Unix/BSD systems than it is to Minix. Minix is very different. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Mthds & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
