that old GNU/Linux argument

[Rui Miguel Silva Seabra]

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:16:48AM +0930, Tim wrote:
> Marko Vojinovic:
> >> But tell me, what is in principle The Single Most Important element
> >> of the car? There is only one answer --- the engine.
> 
> Alexandre Oliva:
> > So, what remains to be justified is why you decided Linux is the
> > engine rather than say one of the tires.
> 
> You can't really expect anyone to give you any credibility if you want
> to argue that the kernel, the core of the system, is not the engine.

Well, to me it's merely *part*of*, and not *the*, engine.

Rui

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