cathedral and the bazaar

the cathedral and the bazaar. what it is, and why is it important. the cathedral and the bazaar are source code models, but there is a difference between the two. the cathedral model. the source code is available with each software release, but code developed between releases is restricted to an exclusively group of developers. the bazaar model. the code is developed over the Internet for all Internet users to view and contribute to its development. i think is important to know the difference between the two so you have the choice on what type of source code an individual likes better for himself. in my opinion i like the bazaar since is a code developed over the Internet and more brains work better that just a few.

what is an argument. the argument in a textual interface is used to list the files in the current directory in a long formant. example. ls -l,  ls -s,  ls -a.

two examples of  "ls" given by the man pages. "-s" is to sort files by size.   "-a" is for including directories entries whose name start with a dot (.)

linux kernel

The link you provided for me to summarize, was a bit confusing. mostly because of the words they use to explain the process in which the kernel does it job on a operating system. from what i understood on what is the job of the kernel in a operating system in computing, the kernel is the main component of a operating system. it is the string between applications and the processing of data when a command is given to a application. the kernel provides the lower level that application software needs to perform its function. to me in more simple words it is the program in charge of telling other programs what to do. when a command is given by the user.