> Can you remove the Linux kernel and still have a complete and working program? What happen if one removed all function calls to the Linux kernel or use of int

> Can you remove the Linux kernel and still have a complete and working program? What happen if one removed all function calls to the Linux kernel or use of internal kernel variables? As a module, does it work with any other kernels like windows or apple, and what was the programmers intention when writing it? ZFS was developed on another operating system, Solaris back in the early 2000's and continues to be actively developed on illumos, FreeBSD, OSX and Linux today. However the bulk of new code seems to come from the illumos and FreeBSD communities. ZFS also runs in userspace to allow for easier testing and development. So if you remove Linux you still have a working program, ie it's a working kernel module for illumos, FreeBSD and Mac OSX, as well as a userspace program. As for the intentions of Jeff Bonwick and Matt Ahrens, it was to make administration of file systems much easier. The video posted below is about the history of ZFS and is presented by one of the creators. The first person talking is the other founder of ZFS. Birth of ZFS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcV2PaMTAJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcV2PaMTAJ4