[andrewflnr]

The way I like to think of it is that a "systems langauge" is something you could use to implement a "real"[0] GC. Does this ring true to anyone else?

[0] You know what I mean.

[pjmlp]

A systems language is one with enough features to allow developers to write kernel code and device drivers, even if with a little help from assembly.

A GC is just a special case of a memory manager.

[agumonkey]

my own take :

systems language => for building systems, many parts, many interconnections

operating system language => ability to use the hardware with no limitation. even for a monolithic part.

[he_the_great]

> systems language => for building systems, many parts, many interconnections

So... every language?