____/ Homer on Wednesday 02 July 2008 04:57 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that The Ghost In The Machine spake thusly:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb. <brick_n_straw@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:58:42 -0400
>> <1kv51shwbfeq7$.1k82bzd73rh09.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>>> So which one of the 500+ different versions of Linux will these
>>> laptops be compatible with?
>
> The only component of GNU/Linux that needs to be compatible with
> hardware in order for it to work, is the kernel (and possibly the X
> server), and there aren't "500+ different versions" of those.
>
>> 1000+. :-P Get your trolls straight, and you forgot to incorporate
>> the cross-versioning, as Linux the kernel has over 1000 versions in
>> its own right (though most of then are antiquated -- e.g., 1.2.13 is
>> of historical interest only), plus a fair number of special patches
>> and of course build options.
>
> /Historical/ versions. Most disros taken as a snapshot at any given time
> use more or less the /same/ version of the kernel, albeit with that
> distro's own patch set (sometimes).
>
>> I wonder if Steve Ballmer fancies a trip to India? :-)
>
> He's already packing his suitcase (or is that /violin/ case?).
Grease gun holster.
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