Re: GNU/Linux Naming

[Noah Slater]

On 06/12/2007, Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> wrote:
> Is there a widely agreed-upon meaning of the phrase "operating
> system"?

Yes, the POSIX specifications layout exactly this definition.

> Is the kernel considered part of the operating system?

Very much so, along with a C library, a shell and user space tools.

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