$FG,5$$TX+CX,"Clearing-up Confusions"$$FG$ $WW,1$* LoseThos is 100% independent -- it does not access the files of your primary operating system. It will work as the only operating system on your computer. * LoseThos is 100% written from scratch. There is no Linux or GNU or any other code in LoseThos. Yes, I wrote the compiler from scratch. * LoseThos does not download anything. In fact, it does not have network support. Unplug your network cable and wireless cards if you don't believe. * LoseThos is an operating system, not a browser. The command line has active links. They link to local files. * LoseThos compiles, not "interprets". I use the word "script" sometimes for stuff, but it's actually compiled. * I am an evolutionist. "Adam" is a better term for the father of all tasks than "root" was! * "I8" means 8-bytes, not bits. * $LK,"Bt","MN:Bt"$() is "bit test", not "bit torrent". * $LK,"Fs","MN:Fs"$ is a segment register, not "file system". * $LK,"Sleep","MN:Sleep"$() makes a program pause. It is not hybernation for a laptop. * $LK,"SwapInNext","MN:SwapInNext"$() saves the current task's registers (context) and loads in the next task. When waiting, it's better to do this than check a condition in a loop until you get preempted. Checking a condition until you get preempted wastes CPU. LoseThos does not use virtual memory, so $LK,"SwapInNext","MN:SwapInNext"$() involves no disk activity. * I use the term "dynamic compilation". This means it is compiled and executable code placed into memory, ready to be called. It has nothing to do with dynamic libraries. * Files with names ending in "Z" are compressed, not encrypted. * LoseThos is open source and every bit of the source is included in the distribution. Use $LK,"InstallBoot","MN:InstallBoot"$() to compile the kernel and compiler. * LoseThos is not crippleware. I held nothing back. See $FG,2$/LT/Demo/TAD$FG$ for my account customizations to learn stuff. * LoseThos does not use object files or a linker. * LoseThos is really only 1.6 Meg including all source. The dictionary and Bible make it bigger.