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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] License criteria for Gentoo
From: Greg Corcoran <gregc@spidex.com>
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On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 15:50, Kevyn Shortell wrote:
> As taken from http://www.linux.org
> 
> What is Linux?
> 
> Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linux Torvalds with the assistance
> of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code
> for Linux free available to everyone. Click on the link below to find out more about the operating system
> that is causing a revolution in the world of computers.
>

Perhaps this is the source of all the confusion. Linux is just a kernel.
It takes a distro to make it an OS.

Greg