From e4c433730f8c8bfa905dd567c1ac1fcc242ff674 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flagers Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:54:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Remove confusing / unapplicable language --- docs/TERMS.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/TERMS.md b/docs/TERMS.md index 23176bf6c..4347c1f7f 100644 --- a/docs/TERMS.md +++ b/docs/TERMS.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ With OpenCore Legacy Patcher, we use a lot of different terms to refer to hardwa Term | Description --- | --- **macOS** | Apple's own UNIX based OS used for Mac machines and "What makes a Mac a Mac". -**Windows** | Microsoft's proprietary OS that is used and supported on a wide range of devices (stay with this OS if you don't want headaches) +**Windows** | Microsoft's proprietary OS that is used and supported on a wide range of devices **Linux** | Family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution. Note that while macOS and Linux may be UNIX-based, they're vastly different. **Bootloader** | Piece of software that loads an OS, usually made by the OS creators. OpenCore is technically not a bootloader per se (see boot manager explanation down below). Apple's Boot.efi would be the actual boot loader in a Mac. **Boot Manager** | Piece of software that manages bootloaders – we have many of these: Clover, systemd-boot, OpenCore, rEFInd, rEFIt... These are generally seen as prepping the system for the actual boot loader.