[uClibc] Re: [OT] Re: The naming wars continue...

Denis Vlasenko vda at port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua
Thu Oct 28 20:15:43 UTC 2004


On Thursday 28 October 2004 22:54, Måns Rullgård wrote:
> Dave Dodge <dododge at dododge.net> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 09:50:11AM +0300, Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> >> On Thursday 28 October 2004 02:04, MЕns RullgЕrd wrote:
> >> > I don't quite see the point in breaking compatibility just for the
> >> > sake of being different, or whatever their reasons may be.  There is
> >> > absolutely no technical justification for doing it that way.
> >
> > This is just one of many changes they've made.  Another is that
> > there's no user with the name "root", even if uid 0 happens to be in
> > /etc/passwd.  It's definitely the most unusual Linux distribution I've
> > ever seen.  There's a LiveCD for anyone who wants to try it.
> 
> It sounds to me as BogoLinux would be a better name, analogous to
> BogoMIPS.

Well, I'd say the guy is a bit crazy, but I like crazy people :)

You never know which crazy idea will turn out to be an excellent idea
until you try it. Diversity is a strength of Linux.
--
vda




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