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distribution
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. 1. A software source tree packaged for distribution; but see kit. Since
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about 1996 unqualified use of this term often implies Linux distribution.
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The short form distro is often used for this sense. 2. A vague term
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encompassing mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups (but not BBS fora ); any
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topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients. 3. An
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information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with geography) to
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which propagation of a Usenet message is restricted; a much-underutilized
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feature.
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