Tim: >> Take note: "System" is yet another term that means more than just an >> operating system. The kernel is the core, pun intended. Of anything, >> it should get biggest name on the billing. Around that (and much of it >> in the kernel), is the operating system. Around that you have a >> computer system (the part that's actually useful to people). GNU is >> trying to claim more credit than it's due. max bianco: > So you refer to your car by engine size? You tell people you drive a > 2.4 Liter car? Some do. For the petrol heads, that will something they're keen about, but analogies are always hard to apply when they're too far away from the original. > For the record when explaining to completely clueless people what > Linux is, they think Linux is one thing like Windows is one thing. > They will say " You mean like XP and Vista right?" and you'll respond > *sigh* "No, not like that...." or "Well, sort of but ...." > Try explaining the concept of a distribution to someone who has no > idea what your talking about and you will soon find that calling the > OS Linux is really misleading. When *explaining* something to someone, that's what I do, "explain it." Whether they understand it is another thing, and unimportant to the facts. But I certainly do point out what an operating system is, how applications are something different, and a distribution is a conglomeration of things. It's not hard to explain, other than to zealots who have their own agenda. People can pretend all that they like, but the term operating system has a specific meaning. Linux does fit the bill. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
