Linux

48212 readers

678 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a 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 (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

-44

File Mutability and Why Unix-based systems are insecure (www.youtube.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

19 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Not my video. Just felt it fits here for more discussion. Personally I do like the idea of more/better sandboxing for apps.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 49 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That is a collection of some of the stupidest ideas I've ever seen.

From his website:

As far as I can tell OS design for the past 40 years has been centered around drivers. This is what the micro-kernel/monolithic debate is all about. I do not believe in drivers. In the Serene future there will be no drivers. With this insight we can move on to real innovation in OS design.

What does that even mean? This has serious "quack" vibes.

Edit: I just watched his q&a video. He's reinvented DOS. He expects every program to just write their own hardware interface code. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Sounds like a TempleOS advocate. Someone out of the 1980s where everything on a machine was integrated and standard across the line. If you stuck with a particular manufacturer. And didn't look too close.