Jeremy Soller 🦀@lemmy.worldM to Redox OS@lemmy.world · 1 year agoRedox OS elects its first Board of Directorswww.redox-os.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10cross-posted to: rust@programming.dev
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkRedox OS elects its first Board of Directorswww.redox-os.orgJeremy Soller 🦀@lemmy.worldM to Redox OS@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: rust@programming.dev
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI find the idea of a modern practically usable OS really exciting, so this is awesome! It says “Drivers run in Userspace” on the front page of Redox - what is the advantage of this? I don’t know too much about drivers.
minus-squareJeremy Soller 🦀@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThe advantage is that drivers are isolated in separate processes with fewer permissions.
I find the idea of a modern practically usable OS really exciting, so this is awesome!
It says “Drivers run in Userspace” on the front page of Redox - what is the advantage of this? I don’t know too much about drivers.
The advantage is that drivers are isolated in separate processes with fewer permissions.