I agree completely. It's pedantic and also pedantic on false premises.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Mike Archbold via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > This discussion sounds like pedantry to me. So he calls it an > operating system. So what? > > On 8/14/14, Robert Levy via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Operating system" has been used in many different contexts other than > the > > specific single-machine hardware definition. An operating system can be > > considered more abstractly as an environment in which programs execute > and > > have effects. > > > > In the context of a cognitive system, it is natural to extend the idea of > > an operating system to referring to the management of resources, as in > > attention, or to the control and coordination of enactive systems with > > respect to external domains that they generalize over. > > > > Whatever the case, as long as the term is carefully defined in context, > > it's a perfectly reasonable choice of words, IMO. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Kyle Kidd via AGI <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> The purpose of an "operating system" in computer science is to provide > an > >> interface to electronic hardware. I have not seen any mention of how > >> actual hardware resources are being managed. If it needs to rely on the > >> resource management of an already functioning OS, then it fails as an > >> true > >> operating system. > >> > >> I agree with Alan that misusing of the term operating system is probably > >> enough for most researchers to dismiss everything else. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Alan Grimes via AGI <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Daniel Martin via AGI wrote: > >>> > Greetings all… > >>> > > >>> > This post will present the future direction for my research and > >>> development. After the Atom architecture is tested and completed, it > >>> will > >>> be used as the component in a future FlowStone project that will > >>> construct > >>> a primitive Mind OS architecture. Attach is a project description for > >>> such > >>> an architecture that will perform within a limited knowledge domain. > >>> > >>> In what way is your proposal an operating system in the sense that DOS > >>> is an operating system? > >>> > >>> I am hesitant to dismiss the ideas of a newcomer, especially when some > >>> work was obviously put into presenting them. However, I am having > >>> trouble getting through your jargon to really evaluate whether you > stand > >>> a chance of getting anywhere. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> IQ is a measure of how stupid you feel. > >>> > >>> Powers are not rights. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------- > >>> AGI > >>> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > >>> RSS Feed: > >>> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/12578217-f409cecc > >>> > >>> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > >>> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > >>> > >> > >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18769370-bddcdfdc> | > >> Modify > >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > >> Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > AGI > > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > > RSS Feed: > https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae > > Modify Your Subscription: > > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18769370-bddcdfdc > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
