Re: [Pan-users] Re: clearing headers?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 07:31:04 pm Yavor Doganov wrote:
> В Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:00:39 +1000, Steven D'Aprano написа:
> > Linux is an operating system, not a mail client.
>
> No, Linux is a kernel -- nothing more, nothing less.  See
> http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html.

The GNU people have their opinion. It's not one shared by many others. 
Possibly not shared by *any* others.

That's why people talk about "the Linux kernel" as opposed to "the Linux 
operating system", e.g. the first paragraph from Wikipedia's article on 
Linux states:

"Linux ... is a Unix-like computer operating system family which uses 
the Linux kernel." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux

Similarly there's a Mach kernel (note the H), upon which the Mac (note 
the lack of H) OS X operating system runs; a Windows NT kernel upon 
which the Windows NT, XP and other operating systems run; and so forth.

> > If you're going to pretend to be all superior and wise, shame on
> > you for not knowing the difference.
>
> I was tempted to say "likewise".

Good thing you didn't then.


-- 
Steven