Hi John, john tam wrote: > Hi, > As a less than newbie, I was wondering if you can help me with Linux, > is Linux a kernel only or an operating system or both or are they one > of the same thing?
That depends. Literally, `Linux' is just a kernel. However some would argue that it can refer to the whole operating system (Linux kernel + other programs, such as a text editor, compiler, etc.). Others still argue that `Linux' should just refer to the kernel, and the term `GNU/Linux' should be used to refer to the operating system as a whole. The obvious link to explain that last view would be http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html > Is "Everything Linux" located in Five Dock? or have they moved to > Silverwater somewhere? Checking http://www.elx.com.au it says "ELX is now operating out of our new Silverwater warehouse." down the bottom there. -- Mike -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
