RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUnfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1662arrow-down18
arrow-up1654arrow-down1imageUnfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.lemmy.worldRomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareusername_1@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoExplanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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-up2·2 months agoSomeone who (somehow) has less money than me
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoNaah! It’s what starts the start menu.
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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-up5·2 months agoThanks for the lol of today.
Explanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
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
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.