[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-01-15, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>
> 80% or maybe even 90% of what is in the Linux kernel is stuff that I have
> no need for.  Why should I have it on my machine?  I want an OS that is
> intended for what I do, not for what everyone does.  Linux drives me up
> the wall because every time I turn around they are adding more stuff to it.
> Maybe it's stuff I want.  Maybe it's stuff I have no need for.  The kernel
> just keeps getting bigger and bigger and the more stuff running in kernel
> space the less secure the system is going to be in the long term.

When installing a Linux system, don't install everything. Use the installer
to select the categories you wish to install instead.

As for the kernel, Linux, unlike VMS, has a flexible and functioning kernel
modules system. Hopefully, at least some of that extra functionality will
be in kernel modules that are never installed if you don't select those
packages during installation.

Simon.

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