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		kenjackson on May 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google “We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI” The kernel isn't the OS/environment. Distiling iOS to BSD is just not useful in the context of this discussion.

toyg on May 4, 2023 [–]

The kernel is absolutely the OS, the desktop environment is an interface to it.

tremon on May 4, 2023 | | [–]

Is e.g. libc part of the OS, or the desktop environment?

kenjackson on May 4, 2023 | | [–]

The kernel is part of it. But it's not all of it. Again, especially in the context of this discussion.

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