>>>>> "L" == Lane J Bryson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
L> I can only talk about MacOS, Linux, Irix, HP-UX, and AIX: the
L> windowing system in most of these isn't part of the core OS-- It is
L> an important part of the distribution, but not part of the OS.
The OS is most of the distribution, at the discretion of the person
developing or marketing the OS. An Operating _System_ consists of a
lot of things bundled to form a system.
In the case of those above, the window system _is_ part of the OS. Do
you call application help to see why you're having a problem with the
Mac window system? Does HP say, "Sorry, can't help you with the X
server, because we may have written it and sent it to you, but it's
not part of the OS?"
>> Considering that you couldn't even DO anything with your linux
>> system but BOOT without things other than the kernel, how can you
>> claim that it is an "Operating" system?
L> Come on.
Come on yourself.
I give you a computer with the kernel on the drive. I don't give you
libc, I don't give you init, I don't even give you sh, you try do do
_anything_ with it.
L> The fact that I can BOOT with my Linux
L> kernel makes it an OS.
I can boot with a few K of assembly. Is that an operating system?
I can also through some games in my Amiga at home which boot
themselves. Are they OSes? No, they're programs. Remember, the key
word is "system".
L> It just has to manage the memory, peripherals, and
L> hopefully do something useful to qualify under a strict definition,
L> which is all anyone can argue anyway.
All you have to do is cite your strict definition, and I'll shut up.
We already have someone quoting Dr. Peter Denning disagreeing with
you...
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