Re:Ask HN: What does canonical have not reinvented
by freehunter on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:12AM
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>The real question is when will they work on their own kernel not based on linux?
Why would they? They have everything to lose (compatibility) and nothing to gain from leaving the Linux kernel. Look at an arguably even more successful Linux project that tries to reinvent everything: Android. They're still based on Linux, even if they don't want to admit it that much. macOS is still based on BSD Unix. It takes a lot of time and money to write a modern kernel, there's no reason to not just use one of the pre-existing kernels.
Why would they? They have everything to lose (compatibility) and nothing to gain from leaving the Linux kernel. Look at an arguably even more successful Linux project that tries to reinvent everything: Android. They're still based on Linux, even if they don't want to admit it that much. macOS is still based on BSD Unix. It takes a lot of time and money to write a modern kernel, there's no reason to not just use one of the pre-existing kernels.