On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 03:50:33PM -0300, Sd?vtaker wrote: > > If you want a fast read: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system#Definition_of_an_Operating_System_.28OS.29 > But there is a lot more info in Tanenbaum books, Staling books, or > Silverschatz books, the three of them named "operating systems". > Rule of the thumb... If you find an easy application who runs in one > "Distribution" and it doesnt run in another one, then you can be pretty > sure those are not the same OS. =)
So far, that looks like it matches my idea of an OS. So . . . how does this disqualify Gentoo? -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Marvin Minsky: "It's just incredible that a trillion-synapse computer could actually spend Saturday afternoon watching a football game." _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
