[CLUE-Talk] "red hat - the new redmond?" comment from mainstream online media

[David Anselmi]

Matt Gushee wrote:
> 
> Is it Open Source, or is it Linux? It seems to me that one reason for
> the longevity of Linux applications has to be that the fundamental
> architecture of Linux systems has changed very little. In my 5 1/2 years
> using Linux, probably the most important changes I've observed are:
> 
>   a.out executables eliminated in favor of ELF
>   transition from libc5 to glibc
>   XFree86 4.0
>   the gradual introduction of journaling filesystems

No, it is not Linux.  RMS will be quick to tell you that only the kernel 
is Linux, so although these changes may impact/depend on the kernel, 
only the last seems to be a Linux change.  And since XFree86 isn't GPL, 
Open Source seems like the most accurate way to characterize the group.

Dave