Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)

1998-03-26 Thread Dave Ihnat
Ulrich Czekalla wrote: Your both somewhat right. The general definition of an OS is a system that controls and coordinates the use of hardware among the various application programs for the various users. ... Apologies for diving into this thread late. However, I think something that I was

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)

1998-03-25 Thread Ulrich Czekalla
That's _exactly_ what we're discussing here. I'm saying your definition has absolutely no basis in reality. Please quote me someone who says that the OS equals the kernel and nothing more. Remember: "system"=="many programs". Your both somewhat right. The general definition of an OS

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)

1998-03-25 Thread Lane J. Bryson
Agreed. I'll shut up now. sorry for the bandwidth use. Ulrich Czekalla wrote: Your both somewhat right. The general definition of an OS is a system that controls and coordinates the use of hardware among the various application programs for the various users. So it acts as a resource

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd)-Reply

1998-03-25 Thread Jeffrey Waters
I hope that was the last message thread, this has gotten so out of hand I am ready to have my mail server dump them before they get to me. Just remember we all choose this wonderful life of computer engineering and have to deal and be able to accept that there are no BLACK/WHITE answers. All ya

Re: How is linux not an O/S Was: Re: Want to give back to linux? (fwd) -Reply

1998-03-25 Thread Scott McDermott
Jeffrey Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 02:53:50PM -0400: I hope that was the last message thread, this has gotten so out of hand I am ready to have my mail server dump them before they get to me. Just remember we all choose this wonderful life of computer engineering and