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pjmlp on Dec 23, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nix on the Steam Deck

Linux kernel yes, GNU/Linux only dominates the server room, and fails everywhere else.

A kernel alone doesn't make an operating system.

lrvick on Dec 23, 2022 [–]

Modern sysadmin does not use GNU for servers.

A server is an appliance. Just needs a Linux kernel, a container daemon, and a target application binary. The end.

pjmlp on Dec 23, 2022 | [–]

A server is an appliance. Just needs a type 1 hypervisor, a container daemon, and a target application binary. The end.

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