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To: mountainlion
Neither, technically.

Linux is the kernel, or the main core of an operating system. Most people use "Linux" to refer to an OS in its entirety, so I won't be too pedantic about it.

55 posted on 04/08/2014 8:22:15 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

Neither, technically.

Could I use it with XP and still find some protection?


107 posted on 04/08/2014 9:40:48 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: ShadowAce
Neither, technically.

Linux is the kernel, or the main core of an operating system. Most people use "Linux" to refer to an OS in its entirety, so I won't be too pedantic about it.

Linux is a kernel. Emacs is an operating system.

127 posted on 04/08/2014 11:25:57 AM PDT by zeugma (Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened - Dr. Seuss (I'll see you again someday Hope))
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