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Originally Posted by thedirtyvms
Usually on most forums the off-topic section allows necropost. I'm not sure about here.
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I do not see necroposting as a problem, especially if a thread is still relevant. I was merely pointing out that it seems a little strange to quote and respond to posts made several years ago by people who are no longer here, since that suggests expecting those people to reply.
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I can't understand why is incorrect say Distribution since theorically I can say:
I'm using the Net Berkeley Software Distribution.
And for some unix-like users is wrong if I say:
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The confusion is created by 1) applying a Linux definition to BSD, and 2)
apparently a lack of understanding of the differences between the two. (There are a few terms used by both BSD and Linux, but with slighty different meanings, such as
blob.)