▲ 1749 ▼ About that... (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) If we claim we are recommending distros do we escape on a technicality? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) The distro IS the OS, so no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No, the OS is a given. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) The word distro is a commonly used for Linux distros, where the OS is Linux, I would say. Edit: this sentence is wrong permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago I wouldn’t say the OS is Linux any more than the OS of an Apple computer is XNU. Linux is just the kernel. Similarly the other OS isn’t “Windows NT kernel,” but Windows 10 or Windows 11. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago The kernel is linux. From wikipedia: An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Linux being designed to work with so many things (and so many things designed to work with linux) all combined make the OS. This is also where the famous quote comes from. https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.en.html permalink fedilink source parent [–] rain_worl@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago unironically: most distros are actually mostly gnu, just with a linux kernel. bit annoyed when people just call it "linux" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) The distro IS the OS, so no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No, the OS is a given. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) The word distro is a commonly used for Linux distros, where the OS is Linux, I would say. Edit: this sentence is wrong permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago I wouldn’t say the OS is Linux any more than the OS of an Apple computer is XNU. Linux is just the kernel. Similarly the other OS isn’t “Windows NT kernel,” but Windows 10 or Windows 11. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago The kernel is linux. From wikipedia: An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Linux being designed to work with so many things (and so many things designed to work with linux) all combined make the OS. This is also where the famous quote comes from. https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.en.html permalink fedilink source parent [–] rain_worl@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago unironically: most distros are actually mostly gnu, just with a linux kernel. bit annoyed when people just call it "linux" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No, the OS is a given. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) The word distro is a commonly used for Linux distros, where the OS is Linux, I would say. Edit: this sentence is wrong permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago I wouldn’t say the OS is Linux any more than the OS of an Apple computer is XNU. Linux is just the kernel. Similarly the other OS isn’t “Windows NT kernel,” but Windows 10 or Windows 11. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago The kernel is linux. From wikipedia: An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Linux being designed to work with so many things (and so many things designed to work with linux) all combined make the OS. This is also where the famous quote comes from. https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.en.html permalink fedilink source parent [–] rain_worl@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago unironically: most distros are actually mostly gnu, just with a linux kernel. bit annoyed when people just call it "linux" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago I wouldn’t say the OS is Linux any more than the OS of an Apple computer is XNU. Linux is just the kernel. Similarly the other OS isn’t “Windows NT kernel,” but Windows 10 or Windows 11. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago The kernel is linux. From wikipedia: An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Linux being designed to work with so many things (and so many things designed to work with linux) all combined make the OS. This is also where the famous quote comes from. https://www.gnu.org/gnu/incorrect-quotation.en.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rain_worl@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago unironically: most distros are actually mostly gnu, just with a linux kernel. bit annoyed when people just call it "linux" permalink fedilink source parent
