On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Nate wrote:
> You're telling me about law again. What is a function? What is a system
> call?
>
> Thank you.
Sorry about that. Sometimes people do miss the question. A function is a
contained piece of code called by some other piece of code. A system call
is a request made to the operating system to perform some action. It may
ultimately call a function inside the operating system, but system call
"functionality" is generally hidden from the user.
Rob Levin
Head of operations, Open Projects
"Open Source, Open Technology, Open Information"
