The Linux kernel is just a program

https://serversfor.dev/linux-inside-out/the-linux-kernel-is-just-a-program/

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Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 196d

OK, yeah, that's actually really helpful. Anyone who plays around with Linux at all, give this a read. Good stuff.

tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 195d (2 replies)

Says "kernel runs just like any other program" and proceeds to launch a VM to run it, because it would "mess up the system" otherwise. I liked the article, but it feels like it's leaving out the critical piece.

ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 195d (1 reply)

That was my reaction as well. It's a fun headline, but a kernel is not "just a program". To try to assert it's like a normal program forces you to question your definition of a program. If I hold a voltimeter and switch between hot and cold wires, am I a program now?

tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 195d

I'd say you are one without the silly gadgets.

probable_possum@leminal.space · 8 pts · 196d (1 reply)

When you read the article the headline starts to make sense. I wouldn't have read it based on the headline. Thankfully you read it nevertheless and praised it. :)

AceBonobo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 196d

It really is a good read. Nice.

SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 6 pts · 196d (2 replies)

So which is the part where I add Hannah Montana? Jokes aside, very interesting and easy to read.

Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org · 2 pts · 196d

That's in the desktop environment.

Venator@lemmy.nz · 0 pts · 196d

So which is the part where I add Hannah Montana?

You could possibly add her just after here 😂

SomeDudeFromSpace@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 196d

I really enjoyed both parts of the article. Thanks for sharing!

SpicyTaint@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 196d
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