http://www.serverpronto.com/spu/getting-started-with-dedicated-servers/what-does-distro-really-mean/ The Official Blog of ServerPronto.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:50:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.serverpronto.com/spu/getting-started-with-dedicated-servers/what-does-distro-really-mean/#comment-306 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:45:58 +0000 http://www.serverpronto.com/spu/getting-started-with-dedicated-servers/what-does-distro-really-mean/#comment-306 My opinion is that Shane is delusional, the term distribution refers to a collection of software which is assembled by a group and distributed, but the four operating systems listed are all independent operating systems, while the Linux-based systems are collected software, most of it the same software, distributed by groups which are often not involved with the creation or maintainence of the software. The BSDs and Solaris all maintain a complete userland and kernel that they do not share with others, though some code is shared between the BSDs. My opinion is that Shane is delusional, the term distribution refers to a collection of software which is assembled by a group and distributed, but the four operating systems listed are all independent operating systems, while the Linux-based systems are collected software, most of it the same software, distributed by groups which are often not involved with the creation or maintainence of the software. The BSDs and Solaris all maintain a complete userland and kernel that they do not share with others, though some code is shared between the BSDs.

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