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-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 · 2 months agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareusername_1linkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoExplanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
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-squareulternolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s what the init system goes to, to do the real work.
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.
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