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SubjectWhat is an OS (Was: Linux isn't an operating system)
On  6 Mar 96 at 10:11, cjs wrote:

[...]
> >
> > This article makes a common mistake: confusing the whole operating
> > system with the kernel. Linus Torvalds wrote the kernel, Linux. A
> > whole operating systems consists of Linux and many other programs,
> > which were written by a great many people.
>
> BAHAHA!
>
> Since when has an operating system been defined as "a kernel and many
> other programs?"
>
> Probably about the time they started considering Windows3.x an
> operating system, right?
>
> I'm seriously gonna loose all respect for you if you keep making stuff
> up like this.
>
[...]

I think you are unfair here. What then is a filesystem? Only the code
to mount it? Usually the organization of files is also labelled
"filesystem" (the method you use to organize your files). It's a bit
uncommon to me, but "operating system" must be more than a kernel. If
in doubt, remove command.com from your DOS partition...

Ulrich


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