"Revolution OS" (The Movie).

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

On Thursday 28 December 2006 14:32, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> 
wrote:
> Care to define "Operating System"?  By any definition I've
> read, the kernel IS the operating system.  Everything else is just bells
> and whistles.  Credit _is_ given to those who wrote components of the
> kernel that weren't in his original version.

I don't know where you get your definitions from, but you'd be hard-pressed to 
do _anything_ with your computer with just a kernel. It may form a central 
component of an operating system, but most kernels aren't particularly viable 
on their own. Linux is no exception: it requires a userland (GNU or 
otherwise) in order to operate.

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