Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:58:56 -0700 | From | Tom Rini <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] modutils 2.3.20 and beyond |
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On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 07:46:43PM -0700, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
> Anaconda is open sourced, so it's not technically tied to any one > distributor any more.... <NIT> Technically, yes it is opensourced. But one of the things that does kinda distinguish one distro from another is the installer[1]. </NIT> So yes, it is opensource. So, counter-question. Why should this non distro owned program require a specific distro's program? :) But this all of course a moot point.
[1] The sum difference between YellowDogLinux 1.0, LinuxPPC, Inc 1999 and LinuxPPC Reference Release was that two changed/help port the installer the 3rd did, which was RedHat's newt-based installer. Some confusion ensused.
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