Template talk:OS
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Template:Operating system
Do we need
- I think we need both. Template:Operating system is made for articles about specific operating systems (Windows, Linux...). Template:OS is for the general elements of ANY operating system. If anything it may be questioned to rename one of them. Sorry for not having any proposal ;-). --Farthen (talk) 15:07, 3 January 2010 (UTC)]
GUI vs UI
This template is supposedly for *any* operating system. The list of "Common features" should list "User interface", not "Graphical user interface", since not all operating systems (not even today, and certainly not historically) include a GUI. Yeng-Wang-Yeh (talk) 14:58, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
The common arrangement in layers is misleading
The very common arrangement in the four layers: (1. hardware, 2. kernel, 3. application, 4. user) is, if we look at it from the right angle, misleading. As a matter of fact, the user ALWAYS interacts with some kind of hardware, and not with an application. It is of course correct, that the applications have some interface, be this a CLI, a TUI or a GUI, that is meant for the user to interact with. But this again, is presented to the user via hardware, be it the monitor or a refreshable braille display. My point is, that before any data arrives at these peripherals, it is processed by the hardware, e.g. the graphics card, and before that, it traverses the kernel. Have a look at my two schemes:
The scientific field of
Is an additional layer needed
Should there be a distinction between a "user written procedure" and an application that it is distributed with the O/S for example file maintenance utilities tightly coupled to a file system and the O/S.
Actually should there be a "file system" layer between the O/S and the hardware?? DGerman (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
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Please add kernel to the list of "common features" in the template. Should be self explanatory because kernel is an essential feature to most or all OS. Buidhe paid (talk) 02:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 00:38, 5 February 2024 (UTC)