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The Linux kernel is just a program (serversfor.dev)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 17 points 7 months ago

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

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    [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    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?

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    • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    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. :)

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    • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

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

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    [–] -1 points 7 months ago

    I'd think that would be obvious. Everything is a program on a computer.

    Wikipedia:

    A computer program is a sequence or set[a] of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute.

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