From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from pandora.cs.kun.nl (pandora.cs.kun.nl [131.174.33.4]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38F3EAC80B for ; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:44:19 -0500 (CDT) Received: from callisto by pandora.cs.kun.nl via callisto.cs.kun.nl [131.174.33.75] with ESMTP for id g8PDiIka022810 (8.12.5/3.56); Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:44:18 +0200 (MET DST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Paul de Vrieze To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Proper Gentoo Name (was License criteria for Gentoo) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:44:17 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 References: <200209251426.46912.pauldv@cs.kun.nl> <87wupaw77x.fsf@fnord.sc> In-Reply-To: <87wupaw77x.fsf@fnord.sc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200209251544.17939.pauldv@cs.kun.nl> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 87aa6947-3799-4bdf-87ff-f9ceabc0cb26 X-Archives-Hash: 4d12a88433f140abe3a7a1e5a0768875 On Wednesday 25 September 2002 15:04, Moritz Schulte wrote: > Paul de Vrieze writes: > > Now we are speaking about cars, ok. ;) Well here we have the problems with analogies ;-) > > > One point that does speak in favor of calling the car after the > > engine is that the gears, and steering weel can be changed or even > > have multiple simultaneous ones. > > Just as a side note: also the engine can be exchanged - by the Hurd. > But this wouldn't work as good as the Linux based version yet. > I know that, although one would probably still want a hurd that complies = to=20 the linux interface, (provides the linux chasis) else we would have a=20 different kind of "car" as a "linux" car isn't a "freebsd" car, "hurd" ca= r or=20 "windows" car. But yes, for the parts of the car that is not part of the=20 suspension/chasis a monster truck (you know, the very very large wheeled=20 cars), is just a car. This is also a little bit what wine (or the linux=20 compatibility layer on freebsd) does, it provides the connection points o= n=20 the engine and chasis (and even body) that windows compatible utilities=20 expect. Paul --=20 Paul de Vrieze Junior Researcher Mail: pauldv@cs.kun.nl Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net