Stefaan A Eeckels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Chapter 1 of Kernighan and Pike's seminal "The Unix Programming > Environment" (Copyright © 1984, Prentice-Hall) starts with: > > " What is "UNIX"? In the narrowest sense, it is a time-sharing > operating system kernel: a program that controls the resources of a > computer and allocates them among its users. It lets users run their > programs; it controls the peripheral devices (discs, terminals, > printers and the like) connected to the machine; and it provides a > file system that manages the long-term storage of information such > as programs, data and documents. > > In the broader sense, "UNIX" is often taken to include not only the > kernel, but also essential programs like compilers, editors, command > languages, programs for copying and printing files, and so on. > > Still more broadly, "UNIX" may even include programs developed by > you or other users to be run on your system, such as tools for > document preparation, routines for statistical analysis, and > graphics packages. > > Which of these uses of the name "UNIX" is correct depends on which > level of the system you are considering. When we use "UNIX" in the > rest of this book, context should indicate which meaning is > implied." > > It would seem that what constitutes an "Operating System" has always > been open to interpretation.
Uh, what? The quoted section tries defining the term "UNIX", not the term "operating system". -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
