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Operating Systems Linux Google Chrome OS Do we need many Operating Systems? Post 302520649 by a sandwhich on Sunday 8th of May 2011 11:15:03 PM
Old 05-09-2011
Yes, yes we do. wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operating_systems
wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions
And that doesn't cover many of the smaller experimental os's and the like. It adds variety. It is like asking why are there so many different types of cars or breads. They all drive and taste differently. Also they are tailored to suit their purpose. I know there are several that have spawned from the medical industry.
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ubuntu-upload-permission

ubuntu-upload-permission(1)				      General Commands Manual				       ubuntu-upload-permission(1)

NAME

       ubuntu-upload-permission - Query upload rights and (optionally) list the people and teams with upload rights for a package

SYNOPSIS

       ubuntu-upload-permission [options] package

DESCRIPTION

       ubuntu-upload-permission checks if the user has upload permissions for package.	If the --list-uploaders option is provided, all the people
       and teams that do have upload rights for package will be listed.

OPTIONS

       -r RELEASE, --release=RELEASE
	      Query permissions in RELEASE.  Default: current development release.

       -a, --list-uploaders
	      List all the people and teams who have upload rights for package.

       -t, --list-team-members
	      List all the members of every team with rights. (Implies --list-uploaders)

       -h, --help
	      Display a help message and exit

EXIT STATUS

       0      You have the necessary upload rights.

       1      You don't have the necessary upload rights.

       2      There was an error.

AUTHORS

       ubuntu-upload-permission and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera <stefanor@ubuntu.com>.

       Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.

ubuntu-dev-tools						   November 2011				       ubuntu-upload-permission(1)
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