Emacs is not an operating system, and neither is Linux (opens in new tab)

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3 pointsjangid4y ago2 comments

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rvz4y ago

   > Emacs is not an operating system, and neither is Linux.
   > Emacs is a text editor with other features.
   > Linus is a kernel.

spot the irony.

Linux has not been about just the kernel for ages.

Language is about usage, not definitions.

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3 pointsjangid4y ago2 comments

rvz4y ago

   > Emacs is not an operating system, and neither is Linux.
   > Emacs is a text editor with other features.
   > Linus is a kernel.

spot the irony.

Linux has not been about just the kernel for ages.

Language is about usage, not definitions.

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