Re:Rustaceans at the border
by phendrenad2 on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:50AM
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> 30 people in the world understand the thing as a holistic entity
Probably a lot more than 30. There are probably more than 30 PhD students studying kernels at this very minute. However, I think you're right that no one is interested. People greatly underestimate the effect the kernel has on the full OS. They think it's "just" the kernel. This is why so many people keep saying that Windows will get a Linux kernel in Windows 10, no, 11, no, 12, etc. It's just a "kernel", like a grain of corn, something insignificant. So there isn't much interest in working on kernels. It's as unsexy as it gets.
Probably a lot more than 30. There are probably more than 30 PhD students studying kernels at this very minute. However, I think you're right that no one is interested. People greatly underestimate the effect the kernel has on the full OS. They think it's "just" the kernel. This is why so many people keep saying that Windows will get a Linux kernel in Windows 10, no, 11, no, 12, etc. It's just a "kernel", like a grain of corn, something insignificant. So there isn't much interest in working on kernels. It's as unsexy as it gets.