On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 21:54, Doug Way wrote:
> I think we should keep both "kernel" and "core", though.  (Unless 
> someone comes up with a dramatically better replacement for "core" as 
> part of a metaphor.)
> 
> Anyway, let's hear a few more suggestions before we nail this down.

Perhaps surrounding the core would be the shell.
Or husk.

It does seem that the loaded image is rather husky.
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