Re: Linux Operating System

2005-08-31 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 01:27:55PM +0700, Deskha wrote: > Dear Sir or Madam, > > We would like to ask to you about Linux Operating System. Which one > operating system that we can pay only one times but it can useful for > another PC in the same organization? We are very glad if you would > exp

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-22 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, > > You've got your facts confused. Linux Torvald's created the Linux kernel. > > LINUS not LINUX Trovalds TORVALDS not TROVALDS --- touch'e! :) I blame it on force of habit. I've got to spend less time typing "Linux." -Ossama _

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-19 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, > Clarification: "Debian GNU/Hurd" is not "our own" Hurd distribution. > It will be also FSF's GNU 0.3. Yeah? Wow, that's great. I didn't realize that Debian was creating "official" FSF Hurd distributions. Cool. :) Thanks for the clarification. -Ossama ___

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-19 Thread Santiago Vila Doncel
On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Ossama Othman wrote: > By the way, the FSF is working on their own kernel called the "Hurd." The > Hurd will probably also run an operating system comprised mainly of GNU > utilities, just like most Linux distributions. In fact, Debian is > developing its own Hurd distributi

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-18 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi Joseph, > I confess to my "Linux" typo when I meant Linus (Torvalds). By > "facts confused" are you referring to this typo? If not, I would > like to know to what. >From what I understood from your message, you were implying that Richard Stallman started Linux. Looking back at your messag

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-18 Thread Joseph Hartmann
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Re: linux operating system

1998-11-17 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, > go to www.gnu.org to see the whole history of the thing. In a > nutshell: Richard M. Stallman had the idea to create a free unix > clone. Others liked the idea and helped him. Linux wrote the > first working kernel. The ESSENCE of the idea is computer code > that is totally open to examin

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-17 Thread Joseph Hartmann
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Re: linux operating system

1998-11-16 Thread Greg Frye
A very good comparison can be found at: http://www.jimmo.com/Linux-NT_Debate/index.html Will Lowe wrote: > > > We are a group of students doing an assignment on LINUX operating > > system. We hope that you will be able to give us some information on > > the LINUX installation and comparison with

Re: linux operating system

1998-11-16 Thread Will Lowe
> We are a group of students doing an assignment on LINUX operating > system. We hope that you will be able to give us some information on > the LINUX installation and comparison with windows or DOS. Um, yeah, we probably could, but you'll need to ask more specific questions I'd suggest y