Linked by Ben Hughes on Tue 5th Oct 2004 19:16 UTC
GNU/Linux, and all other operating systems, are based around a kernel which controls hardware access and maximizes CPU and RAM efficiency by controlling when and how much programs get to use. The difference between Linux and most other operating systems (closed source ones at least BSD and other open source OS's you can do this with) is that you can compile the kernel to meet your needs.
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quote: The difference between Linux and most other operating systems (closed source ones at least BSD and other open source OS's you can do this with) is that you can compile the kernel to meet your needs.
, but like all jokes, it's a little true.
I mean of all the operating systems in the world aren't most (as defined in >50%) opensource? maybe the closed source dominate the percentage of users but surely not the percentage on variations of operating systems.
Actually the difference between windows (and a few other closed source OS) and most operating systems is that you can't compile the kernel to meet your needs.
from most windows users point of view there is one operating system: windows
from most linux users point of view there are two operating systems: windows and linux (oh yes and some left over garbage not worth mentioning)
A poem:
Tunnel vision, tunnel vision I thought I got rid of it
When I started using linux and dropped that windows sh!t
Only to find out, I was a little wrong
Now I'm using linux, my tunnel's twice as long
All jokingly and in good fun