Re: uname -s and naming confusion

[egan <address@hidden>]

Tom Hart wrote:
>  From my Oxford Dictionary of Current English (I'll avoid 
> Merriam-Webster since it has several "bugs" involving the spellings of 
> words like "colour", "honour", "theatre", "centre", etc.):
>
> operating system (n.) basic software that enables the running of a 
> computer program.
Sounds like BIOS on arcane architectures like Intel's 32bit.
Or maybe something even "lower", since BIOS is a "computer program".

Most of the definitions I have come across are pretty flawed. The best 
so far (in my opinion) are the "Resource Principle", "Beautification 
Principle" and "Principle of Levels" (disregard any speLing mistEkes).

But, I believe that they primarily describe a kernel of the operating 
system. But any program whatsoever, which enables *working with a 
computer* is, I believe, part of an *operating system*.

As some would say, Doom (or anything newer) is the best part of my 
operating system :)