| ▲ | skydhash 3 hours ago | |
> The operating system has historically trusted the applications not to do dumb things too much. The OS is a thin layer providing an abstract and consistent interface regardless of the hardware configuration. Policing applications is mostly related to security and resources utilization, not moronic errors. | ||
| ▲ | hun3 17 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
> The OS is a thin layer providing an abstract and consistent interface regardless of the hardware configuration. This is called a hardware abstraction layer, not OS. | ||