Thanks @bubke. :)

Can we - in the same line of thinking - say that EOSDAC has nothing to do with EOS?

No, I don't think so. It's a bit of a false equivalency to me. I didn't say Steemit has nothing to do with Steem, for starters, but also eosDAC is defined as a series of smart contacts which exist on the EOS blockchain. It relies on EOS and is connected to it. eosDAC is also a community-owned block producer and EOS, so it has some say in the governance of the EOS chain, what software updates are applied, etc.

eosDAC is many things including a community owned block producer, a DAC, a DAC enabler, a series of smart contracts, and an interface to the chain here: https://members.eosdac.io/