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The Linux Kernel is just a program: serversfor.dev/linux-inside...

serversfor.devThe Linux kernel is just a programMost books and courses introduce Linux through shell commands, leaving the kernel as a mysterious black box doing magic behind the scenes. In this post, we will run some experiments to demystify it: t...

Thoth

Oh I love this.

it's a good framing!

As someone who has aspired to learn more about kernel development but didn't quite manage to ever find the time to get into it (and even if I had... well then I get the privilege of going to LKML. Whee). I really appreciate people taking the effort to make this stuff less magic and more accessible.

24/12/25, 5:25 am0 reposts3 likes

Thoth

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24 Dec 2025

Also it helps take away the mystique around kernel development that is only of value to the absolute worst kinds of kernel developers. Which should be a goal in and of itself.