tuxradar.com — The kernel is a piece of software that, roughly speaking, provides a layer between the hardware and the application programs running on a computer. In a strict, computer-science sense, the term 'Linux' refers only to the kernel - the bit that Linus Torvalds wrote in the early 90s.
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Closed AccountMar 16, 2009
Eh I could write something like that in a few days.Not impressive, buried.But really, does anyone who doesn't major in Computer Science really understand/care?
mycoplasmaMar 16, 2009
"It also completely glazes over how scheduling actually works."Use the Source, Luke!
garciatMar 16, 2009
And no spork() for that matter.
Closed AccountMar 16, 2009
Nice but the idea to get Linux accepted on the desktop is that the kernel is invisible. I should be able to point and click for everything. The HP Mie interface (based on Ubuntu Heron) is the closest I've seen any company come to achieving this.
magicbobertMar 16, 2009
That's a network card, not a TV tuner. You wire up a 10Base2 Ethernet network with BNC cables. It declined in popularity after Ethernet over twisted pair with RJ45 jacks showed up.
mark_1Mar 17, 2009
go fork a child
DrOrangejuiceApr 2, 2009
Credit for the clean design of UNIX syscalls should be given where appropriate. Linux did not invent this. Linux re-implemented someone else's design in its own (and some would argue, less clean) way.