what is the meaning of "turn oneself into a play on^^^"

[victor su]

what is the meaning of "turn oneself into a play on^^^"

[Niall]

This doesn't make sence in English.

In what context was it said?

[victor su]

The context is "Since then, it has turned itself into a play on Linux."

[Niall]

Ah. I see.
We can understand this sentence part by part.
Firstly, "to turn oneself into" is to change oneself. In this case the sentence isn't used literally, because this product cannot change itself, instead, we can understand it as "It has been turned into".

Secondly "a play on" here means "a variation of".

So the sentence means "Since then, it has changed into a variation of Linux."

[Naamplao]

Ah. I see.
We can understand this sentence part by part.
Firstly, "to turn oneself into" is to change oneself. In this case the sentence isn't used literally, because this product cannot change itself, instead, we can understand it as "It has been turned into".

Secondly "a play on" here means "a variation of".

So the sentence means "Since then, it has changed into a variation of Linux."

Pretty good deductions, Sherlock

But our questioner should give us the whole story before we can be certain.

What does "IT" refer to????

Victor Su....Please give all information if you want a good answer.

[victor su]

Pretty good deductions, Sherlock

But our questioner should give us the whole story before we can be certain.

What does "IT" refer to????

Victor Su....Please give all information if you want a good answer.

Thank you all for your help. Next time I will give more information about the question I ask.

Here "IT" refers to a company which, I guess, is doing business with Linux.