Is Windows still an OS?
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
Windows started out way above what an OS is with all the pre-installed applications - it is the main reason of its success... But in contrast with the Linux based distros it is only one, while the distros share a core (the actual OS) and add several layers of usability of different flavors, so they are many...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
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What does it matter either way, what we call it does not change what it is or does. I hear a lot of people prefer the term "piece of crap" anyway.
musefan wrote:
"piece of crap"
Those are the polite ones :laugh:
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
There are gazillions different flavors of Linux; so each flavor is a distro.| There is only one version of Windows, yes I know there are some variants like Home, Pro, but it's not the same a Linux distros.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
Windows is a GUI atop an OS.
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There are gazillions different flavors of Linux; so each flavor is a distro.| There is only one version of Windows, yes I know there are some variants like Home, Pro, but it's not the same a Linux distros.
I'd rather be phishing!
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musefan wrote:
"piece of crap"
Those are the polite ones :laugh:
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
Sh..ocking! I did not intend to be polite!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
I thought it was well known that Windows was a virus. But I stand corrected: [Is Windows a Virus? [joke]](https://listman.redhat.com/archives/rhl-list/2005-October/msg00818.html)
Keep Calm and Carry On
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
Was it ever?
The less you need, the more you have. JaxCoder.com
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Windows is a GUI atop an OS.
I think you misspelled GUANO.
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
Actually it is indeed an OS. The reason is the enormous database of divers and hardware support that Windows provides.
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There are gazillions different flavors of Linux; so each flavor is a distro.| There is only one version of Windows, yes I know there are some variants like Home, Pro, but it's not the same a Linux distros.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
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Or should we really be calling it a Distro like Linux does? It's grown far beyond the definition of what an OS is and does.
