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[Mathieu Roy <yeupou gnu org>]

And finally, the important point is that Linux is a
kernel. Technically not a whole Operating System.
Describing the "Linux philosophy" by describing applications that are
not Linux is confusing.

Not to mention that we're completely of-topic here.



"bulia byak" <bulia dr com> a tapoté :

> > Do you have any document describing the "philosophy of
> Linux"?  I searched
> > for "philosophy of Linux" but only could find
> discussions about free vs.  
> > non-free and cathedral vs. bazaar.
>
> Hmm. Have you heard, for example, that Linux is supposed to be
> functional without X? This means exactly that - everything must be
> accessible from the command line, e.g. from a remote terminal over a
> 300bps connection. 
>
> Another approach for you to try: Linux is supposed to be an OS
> suitable for professional use. Among other things, this means that
> most (ideally, all) tasks should be straightforward to automate.
> However, you cannot reliably automate point-and-click; you can only
> do that via a character stream (i.e. a CLI). 
>
> Why is this "philosophy"? Well, exactly because there is
> (perhaps) no single authoritative document to postulate this.
> However, most people would agree that the power of the command line
> is one of the things that make Linux what it is.
>
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