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1. q8zd3 · 1785942286 · focus · HN ↗

   Why do people add "OS" to their product/project name when it is not an OS at all?

   1. spencerflem · 1785948421 · focus · HN ↗

      In some sense, it is. Sandstorm called itself an OS too. Arcan calls itself an Overlay-OS.

      I think for any platform for general purpose computing that provides an application model that programs are written to target, it's close enough I don't mind. Ie: it makes sense for some end-user software to have a target for Windows, Linux, Sandstorm, etc.

      & from the other side- what does Debian add that lets it call itself an OS? A set environment and package manager that software is specifically packaged for.

      1. q8zd3 · 1785973802 · focus · HN ↗

         I see a Linux distro as a "integration project", which delivers several software pieces glued together that work in harmony, which includes "OS pieces" such as the Linux kernel.

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