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Re:What is the difference between a 'terminal', a 'shell', a... by mixmastamyk on Saturday January 13, 2024 @11:49PM (#38987586)
The person asked for the exact differences. “All the same thing” is not only false but specifically not what they asked for.

If you can’t get a straight answer at a UNIX site, where can ya get it?

Re:What is the difference between a 'terminal', a 'shell', a... by c0pium on Sunday January 14, 2024 @12:38AM (#38987831)
GP completes the holy SO triptych.

One person asks for the specifics of an obscure technical thing. A second person gives a detailed answer with a ton of explanation which thoroughly answers the question. A third person projects their frustration with thorough answers onto this interaction, and laments that nobody gives good answers anymore dagnabit, while missing that their proposed answer is in fact a terrible fit for the question that was asked.

Bonus points for calling someone professor in a derogatory way are cancelled out by (predictably) misspelling chrissakes.