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Re:Introduction to OS Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell La... by brucephillips on Sunday January 28, 2018 @07:06PM (#16254407)
What does it mean for an operating system to run on the blockchain?
Re:Introduction to OS Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell La... by arghwhat on Sunday January 28, 2018 @07:31PM (#16254505)
Nothing. It is an impossible construct. The blockchain is a (very limited) distributed immutable storage system. It cannot run anything, and participating in a blockchain requires a minimal operating system to be present (storage/network/process management).
Re:Introduction to OS Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell La... by spynxic on Sunday January 28, 2018 @07:19PM (#16254456)
Operating System: - the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.

Blockchain: - A decentralized and distributed digital ledger that is used to record transactions across many computers so that the record cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of all subsequent blocks and the collusion of the network.

Re:Introduction to OS Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell La... by brucephillips on Sunday January 28, 2018 @07:22PM (#16254474)
Is this supposed to answer my question?
Re:Introduction to OS Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell La... by spynxic on Sunday January 28, 2018 @07:25PM (#16254487)
No, just preface into their intended functions.

Edit: One might question what the ledger tracks in terms of operating toward user needs as opposed to financial activity.