Comments on: When an OS is not an OS http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/ The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:14:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/#comment-34191 slowe Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:01:30 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/#comment-34191 Good distinction, John! Good distinction, John!

]]> By: John DiMarco http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/#comment-34122 John DiMarco Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:59:22 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/#comment-34122 Of course ESX is an operating system, it's just not a general-purpose operating system. The difference between e.g. ESX and Windows is not that Windows is an OS and ESX is not, it's that Windows is general-purpose and ESX is not. Of course ESX is an operating system, it’s just not a general-purpose operating system.
The difference between e.g. ESX and Windows is not
that Windows is an OS and ESX is not, it’s that Windows is general-purpose and ESX is not.

]]> By: simon http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/#comment-33847 simon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:43:54 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/10/21/when-an-os-is-not-an-os/#comment-33847 Scott, Posted this article a year ago (http://simonwilson.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/what-is-an-os/) and pretty much I agree with you, it depends on what you are trying to push. But coming from the embedded world I tend to take a much broader view of what is an OS, just ask any of the real-time systems vendors whether they sell an OS, and no most of these don't require a UI. It is a bit like Pano Logic claiming that their thin client device has NO software - because it is firmware embedded into the device - oh that's all right then ;-) Simon Scott,

Posted this article a year ago (http://simonwilson.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/what-is-an-os/)
and pretty much I agree with you, it depends on what you are trying to push.

But coming from the embedded world I tend to take a much broader view of what is an OS, just ask any of the real-time systems vendors whether they sell an OS, and no most of these don’t require a UI.

It is a bit like Pano Logic claiming that their thin client device has NO software - because it is firmware embedded into the device - oh that’s all right then ;-)

Simon

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