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I think part of the problem is that with the advent of the Internet, no computer comes with proper documentation that you can read to learn what a system does a
by grapeshot 13y ago
I think part of the problem is that with the advent of the Internet, no computer comes with proper documentation that you can read to learn what a system does and how it does it. DOS was probably the last OS that could be completely described in its paper manual. Now learning about a new system has to be done through Google, experimentation and thoroughly inadequate help systems where it's very difficult to find an answer if you don't know how to describe the problem.
- mrerrormessage 13y agolinux is completely described by its source code.
- gshubert17 13y ago> linux is completely described by its source code. I would say that linux is defined by the way its source code [in C] runs on machines [of various kinds]. It's also helpful to know some history, especially of unix, for context. And the communities of people that use linux. I think there's more to understanding linux, or even describing it, than the source code only.
- 300bps 13y agoIt's only slightly less accurate to state that Windows is completely described by its binaries. Both statements depend on your ability to devote time and appropriate expertise to discerning the documentation.