MagneticFusionHow Linux Became the OS That Secretly Runs the World
BitingChaosWhat am I missing?
Linux has been out in the open and running shit since the 1990s.
How exactly is that a secret?
It’s not, but it gets clicks.
If anything, vxworks is the secret one. Huge numbers of embedded devices run vxworks, but the only people who work with it are embedded systems developers.
I thought it was going to talk about MINIX and how all intel CPUs run it on ring -3.
vluzGoddammit! Don't tell that one, I use it to impress random people at parties.
AnUnusualRelicPeople just don’t believe me when I tell them.
I thought it was going to turn out to be some weird Japanese embedded OS that runs in all our fans or something.
If there is a common embedded OS that shows up in appliances, I’m guessing that would make it more widespread than even mobile devices.
There are a lot of microwaves, washing machines, clocks, cars, toasters, etc., out there that need an operating system.