SunOS v Solaris (was: scsh 0.6.0 (possible) bug)

[Richard Cobbe <cobbe@airmail.net>]

maarit@yesbox.net (Maarit Maliniemi ) writes:

> In article <5i6669611wv.fsf@general2.asu.edu>, sri@asu.edu (Sriram
> Thaiyar) wrote:
> 
> > I don't know the difference between Sunos & Solaris....
> 
> You can think of SunOS as the kernel, and Solaris as the whole Operating
> System.  Like Linux and Gnu/Linux.  Persumably there are better
> explantions...

Depends on how you define `better': I think the distinction between the
names is due primarily to SunSoft's marketing department.  I believe you
got the gist of it, though.

Richard