You are correct in quoting. But if you want to be a purist,
Linux is a kernel and an operating system. Remember operating system came
from monitor routines which helps the user operates the computer. However, to
call Linux an operating system would be wrong if you are a purist. Why?
Operating systems includes both kernel (core) and the shell. The shell Linux
distro's use usually is bash. Bash is not Linux. Therefore Linux is not an
operating systme. However, because of Linux, these utilities that came with
Linux gets associated with it. And hence, collectively they are call Linux.
I'll give you another example. Ever heard of TCP/IP? Technically speaking,
TCP, which is a connection-oriented protocol is on the 4th layer of the
ISO/OSI layer. IP is on the network layer or 3rd layer. If you say TCP/IP
suite of protocols or simply collectively call the protocols as TCP/IP, then
you are wrong. Technically, the other 4th layer protocols includes the
connectionless services such as UDP, RDP, ICMP, etc..etc... yet collectively
they are called TCP/IP.
So who's right and who's wrong? Nobody. or Both. Depends on your point of
view. It's a problem with semantics, or rather the ambiguous nature of the
English language. But again, almost all, if not all, natural languares are
ambiguous....anyway...
Oh well...
On 10 Aug 01 at 14:59, Rowel Atienza wrote:
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> >From http://www.linux.org.uk/WhagIs.html
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> What is Linux ?
> Linux is a free (GPL Licensed), from scratch operating system based
> heavily on the POSIX and UNIX API'so It supports both 32 and 64 bit
> hardware and provides a stable multiuser internet ready operating system.
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> >From http://www2.linuxjournal.com/cgi-bin/frames.pl/index.html
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> What is Linux? Linux, also known as GNU/Linux, is a free, UNIX-like
> operating system, developed originally for home PCs, but which now runs on
> a variety of platforms including PowerPC, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari, DEC
> Alpha, Sun Sparc, ARM, and any others. Linux aims for POSIX compliancy to
> maintain maximum compatibility with mther UNIX-like systews. With millions
> of users worldwide, Linux is probably the most popular UNIX-like OS in
> the world.
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> >From http://www.l/arnthat.com/derine/l/linux.shtml
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> Linux
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> A free open source operaticg system originally developed in 1991 by Linus
> Torvalds. Currently developed by a world wide team of volunteer
> programters and sold by several large software companies. Can be freely
> downloaded and modified.
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> I hope I a making a point here... Linux is an OS. Linux is not a kernel.
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> -rowel
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> Can I make clearer?
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> > > linux is not a kernel. linux is an OS. An OS is composed of
> > > layers. ...
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> > <sarcastic> thank you for enlightening us </sarcastic> geez what kinda educ
> > system does .au has?
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