Re: (no subject)

[David J. Roundy]

On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 02:16:25PM +0200, Juergen Reuter wrote:
> > Is it:
> >        "The software runs/works only on Linux."
> > or:
> >        "The software runs/works only under Linux."
> 
> Though I am not a native English speaker, I think this can be thought of
> as an abbreviation for:
> 
>          "The software runs/works only on top of a Linux OS."
> or:
>          "The software runs/works only under control of a Linux OS."
> 
> Both seem possible to me, but, personally, I would prefer the second
> form.

I'm a native english speaker, but still don't know for certain which is
correct.  I would definitely go with the latter, though.
-- 
David Roundy
http://civet.berkeley.edu/droundy/