• dose anyone know a good OS
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i want to get a Linux OS on my laptop what's the best one [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Crap thread" - birkett))[/highlight] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Extended, crap thread, not learning" - birkett))[/highlight]
Linux is a good os.
Linux is definately the best Linux OS.
yes but i need the name of a Linux based os
I'm guessing this is your first time using linux so I'd sugest Ubuntu or Mint, these are the easiest for beginners.
thanks
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I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
I am surprised you didn't mention the founder of the GNU/Linux project, Linus Torvalds...
[QUOTE=robowurmz;21229894]founder of GNU/Linux, Linus Torvalds...[/QUOTE] sigh
he created the kernal... hes not the "founder"just major contributor
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;21221137]-snip-[/QUOTE] Do you think people are still going to call distro's Linux even when GNU finishes their kernel? That'd be a major kick in the balls.
[QUOTE=James0890;21232000]Do you think people are still going to call distro's Linux even when GNU finishes their kernel? That'd be a major kick in the balls.[/QUOTE] Then it would just be the GNU operating system, and not GNU/Linux.
Calling GNU/Linux 'Linux' is the same as calling African Americans 'black people'. If you want to write documentation, sure, call it GNU/Linux. If you're just chatting on a forum or IRC and nobody has heard of GNU, especially new users, call it Linux.
[QUOTE=CPPNOOB;21233631]Calling GNU/Linux 'Linux' is the same as calling African Americans 'black people'. If you want to write documentation, sure, call it GNU/Linux. If you're just chatting on a forum or IRC and nobody has heard of GNU, especially new users, call it Linux.[/QUOTE] Also remember to use wget for all your webpage needs
[QUOTE=CPPNOOB;21233631]Calling GNU/Linux 'Linux' is the same as calling African Americans 'black people'. If you want to write documentation, sure, call it GNU/Linux. If you're just chatting on a forum or IRC and nobody has heard of GNU, especially new users, call it Linux.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=iceweasel-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&q=%22I%27d+just+like+to+interject+for+a+moment.+What+you%27re+referring+to+as+Linux%2C+is+in+fact%2C+GNU%2FLinux%2C+or+as+I%27ve+recently+taken+to+calling+it%2C+GNU+plus+Linux.+Linux+is+not+an+operating+system+unto+itself%2C+but+rather+another+free+component+of+a+fully+functioning+GNU+system+made+useful+by+the+GNU+corelibs%2C+shell+utilities+and+vital+system+components+comprising+a+full+OS+as+defined+by+POSIX.++Many+computer+users+run+a+modified+version+of+the+GNU+system+every+day%2C+without+realizing+it.+Through+a+peculiar+turn+of+events%2C+the+version+of+GNU+which+is+widely+used+today+is+often+called+%22Linux%22%2C+and+many+of+its+users+are+not+aware+that+it+is+basically+the+GNU+system%2C+developed+by+the+GNU+Project.++There+really+is+a+Linux%2C+and+these+people+are+using+it%2C+but+it+is+just+a+part+of+the+system+they+use.+Linux+is+the+kernel%3A+the+program+in+the+system+that+allocates+the+machine%27s+resources+to+the+other+programs+that+you+run.+The+kernel+is+an+essential+part+of+an+operating+system%2C+but+useless+by+itself%3B+it+can+only+function+in+the+context+of+a+complete+operating+system.+Linux+is+normally+used+in+combination+with+the+GNU+operating+system%3A+the+whole+system+is+basically+GNU+with+Linux+added%2C+or+GNU%2FLinux.+All+the+so-called+%22Linux%22+distributions+are+really+distributions+of+GNU%2FLinux.%22&cts=1270760836432&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=[/url]
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