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We're not talking about whether or not someone is an expert, we're talking about whether they have even a passing familiarity. What an operating system is isn't
by jdminhbg 7y ago
We're not talking about whether or not someone is an expert, we're talking about whether they have even a passing familiarity. What an operating system is isn't esoteric knowledge.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoLinux isn't an operating system.
- falcor84 7y ago"Linux" is as much "an operating system" as "Windows" is. Single words aren't expected to catch the nuances of decades long ecosystems, but are still very useful.
- saagarjha 7y agoYou'll find that it's not common knowledge among the general population, and presumably to some extent among the readership and authors of a financial newspaper.
- jdminhbg 7y agoIt's fine to not know what an operating system is. There are lots of areas of life where I'm almost totally ignorant. The difference is I wouldn't try to report on them before I learned very basic, elementary things about them. It's not too much to expect someone to learn "it's like Android or iOS" before professionally writing about it.