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| From | Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Technical definition of operating system |
| Date | 2016-10-12 23:33 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
| Message-ID | <ntmh7s01386@news4.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
| References | <ntm78b$kh4$2@dont-email.me> |
On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:43:09 -0400, Silver Slimer wrote: > > "A platform that consists of specific set of libraries and > infrastructure for applications to be built upon and interact with > each other." > Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! What a technical idiot! The definition, if that is what it is, is so fucking vague as to be totally worthless. An OS, like Linux, executes in protected space, or "Ring 0" as it is known in the Intel universe. GNU/Linux is the minimum "user space" software and libraries that are necessary for a user to interact with the kernel and hence with the hardware. Only a command processor (e.g. bash, csh, etc.) plus a C library (e.g. glibc) are necessary for a fully functional OS.
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Technical definition of operating system Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:43 -0400
Re: Technical definition of operating system Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 22:45 +0200
Re: Technical definition of operating system Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 17:39 -0400
Re: Technical definition of operating system Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
Re: Technical definition of operating system Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-12 23:33 +0000
Re: Technical definition of operating system Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-12 23:51 +0000
Re: Technical definition of operating system Se7en <se7en@firemail.cc> - 2016-10-13 01:29 +0000
Re: Technical definition of operating system Se7en <se7en@firemail.cc> - 2016-10-13 01:37 +0000
Re: Technical definition of operating system DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-11-01 10:01 -0400
Re: Technical definition of operating system Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-01 14:34 +0000
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