"Revolution OS" (The Movie).

[Derek Broughton]

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:

> 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.