I believe it's short for 'distribution'. When people are talking about their distro (or creating a new distro) they are talking about their version of Linux (or creating a new version of Linux).
There are many variants of Linux all aimed at a different target audience with different needs. For example: Ubuntu is aimed a new users and is designed to be as simple to use as we can make it. Open Solaris (also free) is aimed at businesses and includes a lot of built in networking functions (ZFS for example) that could be very useful for businesses. Windows has Windows XP Home, XP Pro, Vista Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Business etc. In my opinion Microsoft distros are less about ensuring that their customers have the right product for them and instead charging a premium for tools and services that an OS really should provide for free. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Geoffrey <gcomb...@bigpond.com> wrote: > The oft-seen, in this context, word 'distro' is not in my lexicon nor in > my Australian Oxford. What does it mean? > Geoffrey Combes > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >
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