Toward a new kind of 'Linux distribution' Publication: Newsforge Date: Feb 27 2004 Reporter: Ian Murdock There's no denying that "Linux distributions" have played a central role--arguably the central role--in the evolution of Linux from hobby project to mainstream technology. However, even as Slackware, Red Hat, and other distributions became "Linux" to millions of users, one inescapable fact remained: that unlike their proprietary OS cousins, which contain technologies developed (or licensed) by a single organization to fit into a single, integrated product, Linux distributions are merely convenient packaging around a loosely knit collection of thousands of independently developed technologies. Read comments Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by Ian Murdock See other articles published by Newsforge Today's headlines Headlines for Feb 27, 2004   Comments Subject Posted by Date distributions raymondj 28 Feb, 18:09 [ all comments ]
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