RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoUnfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down18
arrow-up1686arrow-down1imageUnfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.lemmy.worldRomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareusername_1@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoExplanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoNaah! It’s what starts the start menu.
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSo it’s an init system?
minus-squareDeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt’s an init system for an init system.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s what the init system goes to, to do the real work.
minus-squaredurinn@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThanks for the lol of today.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoAn OS is basically a broker of hardware resources for applications. And usually ships with some of its own applications. That’s a pretty fair explanation?
minus-squareArcadeep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoSomeone who (somehow) has less money than me
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agobroker /brō′kər/ noun One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee or commission.
Explanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
So it’s like the start menu? (j/k)
Naah!
It’s what starts the start menu.
So it’s an init system?
It’s an init system for an init system.
It’s what the init system goes to, to do the real work.
Thanks for the lol of today.
Oh like a slingshot for floppies?
An OS is basically a broker of hardware resources for applications. And usually ships with some of its own applications. That’s a pretty fair explanation?
what is a broker?
Someone who (somehow) has less money than me
broker /brō′kər/
noun