His example link doesn't actually use the unicode symbol for division. It uses a forward slash. Maybe slashdot has issues with unicode.

Thanks!

What is the difference between a reasoner and a rule engine?

Kernel devs focusing on one distro would not force anyone to use it, nor would it prevent competition or niches, since it is all still open source (unlike Windows). It is a preference, not an ultimatum.

What it would do is go a long way toward establishing standards and increasing flexibility which are sorely lacking. Making that one distro (or meta-distro) more flexible (to accomodate derived distros) and standards based is far better than having thousands of rigid and incompatible options.

The community can, of course, still evolve new standards through competition. They just won't have to do it in parallel for each major distro (or desktop).

Freddie and Fannie may not have cut the subprime loans but they did guarantee or hold 1/3 of all subprime loans and 2/3 of all Alt-A loans, significantly increasing the market for such loans, in part due to their affordable housing requirements.

I just wanted to add my vote of confidence to your posts here. I hope Linux will evolve to have more stable interfaces / contracts (in addition to any new rapidly developed ones), which would actually encourage modular design and decentralized development of those modules, and not require constant centralized monitoring and integration by each distro.

Sadly, it often seems that this evolution is hindered by those who refuse to see its faults.