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It's the beginning of a kernel. It may expand in the future, but to me, calling it an OS is like building a door and calling it a house. It's inaccurate and it
by sebcat 9y ago
It's the beginning of a kernel. It may expand in the future, but to me, calling it an OS is like building a door and calling it a house. It's inaccurate and it makes it sound greater than it currently is. I on the other hand do not want to make it sound less great of course, but what we call things does matter.
- newman8r 9y agoagreed, but it's a cool tutorial topic. I don't think anyone expects this to result in a useful OS, but it makes me contemplate learning about rust.
- bjpbakker 9y agoI got to reading some of the articles about a year ago. At first I had the same reaction. But I noticed that many people seem to think a kernel and OS are the same thing. I can't really blame the author for attracting more readers. They are great articles in the end, very nice reads. Some of them going a long way into the details. Recommended to anyone interested in kernels (or to learn how a kernel is not an OS :))
- payne92 9y agoFair point. But let's keep in mind this is exactly how Linux started.