On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Linux Tyro <fedora.bkn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Excited to see this world of Linux. A general question came in mind > regarding the origin of Linux. > > Well, it (Linux) is basically a kernel -- perhaps same in majority of all > the distros, almost all. Well, openSUSE also uses the technique of .rpm > which is again Red Hat Package Manager. So basically i get to know that it > was initially in Linux two sides -- 1) debian 2) rpm (as already discussed) > but just wanted to know that openSUSE also has been derived from Redhat like > many other distros have....? > > And out of debian and .rpm, both seem to be the oldest but I guess debian is > more old...? Was just talking of linux not unix (like freebsd). You might find this interesting - be sure to look at the timeline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution John -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
