From: Mike N. 

On 11 Jul 2006 14:16:00 GMT, TOM.WALKER{at}FidoNet.no-ip.info wrote:

>Linux is a Gerneric Name. It covers many versions of the operating
>system. And as is noted they are NOT universaly compatable. The
>Application software must be compiled for each different distribution
>unless they are Very closely related.

   The number of Linux distributions is mind boggling.  Is there any push
for a Linux x86 'binary standard' to eliminate this?   It has crossed my
mind to make some improvements to some install or distribution-related
items, but then I realized that putting my labor into 1 out of 100
distributions is all but wasted effort.

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