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Re: [opensuse] OpenSuse 11
- From: Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:34:57 -0800
- Message-id: <200802110734.57561.rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>
On Friday 08 February 2008 10:02, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
In fact, every bit of software that does not run on a virtual machine is
very much tied closely to the OS on which it runs. Only things like
device drivers and file system modules are in the kernel (and even they
need not be a part of the kernel per se).
Randall Schulz
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Randall R Schulz wrote:
...
Again, "tie closely to the OS" and "tied into the kernel" _are NOT
the same thing_! You said IE code is in the kernel. I'm still not
ready to believe that.
How can it be "tied closely to the OS" without being tied
into the kernel.
In fact, every bit of software that does not run on a virtual machine is
very much tied closely to the OS on which it runs. Only things like
device drivers and file system modules are in the kernel (and even they
need not be a part of the kernel per se).
Randall Schulz
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