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Modular is the opposite of monolithic

Since modular is the opposite of monolithic, readers with both words in their vocabulary (like me) will notice the contradiction. Thing is, the article is not wrong. Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel which has a specific meaning ... which is unrelated the modularity of the system in the sense it is modular.

Interestingly, our AI overlord says this: The first version of the Linux kernel was monolithic, not modular. A monolithic kernel is a single executable that includes all the code required, including device drivers. A modular kernel, on the other hand, has a core kernel with only the necessary code, along with modules of code that may be needed as separate entities. Modular kernels have been available since version 1.1.85 in January 1995, when Red Hat Linux 3.9 introduced modules instead of monolithic kernels.

So, Linux today is a modular kernel but it used to be monolithic. But it's also monolithic. :)

Describing that in the first sentence is foolhardy. So, that info should be later in the article.

Also, IMO, that Linux is monolithic/modular and monolithic is not the most interesting aspects of Linux kernel and therefore should not be mentioned in the first sentence for that reason. What's interesting about Linux kernel is that it has the capabilities of UNIX, but unlike any previous UNIX like kernels, it was and is free, _and_ that it is so insanely popular it's in a zillion computers today. In a later section, we can tell the nerds (like me) that it's both modular and monolithic. Stevebroshar (talk) 00:23, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

EEDVF/CFS

The article talks about CFS as if it's the current scheduler still, and only mentions EEVDF briefly at the end of the section. The section should be rewritten to discuss EEVDF first, with CFS discussed as the previous scheduler. Alex Martin (talk) 13:23, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Apparently MSc Linus Torvalds' homepage was removed from University of Helsinki, but they added a Linux article (cite/link?): How did the 30-year-old Linux conquer the world?--dchmelik☀️🦉🐝🐍(talk|contrib) 02:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Factual accuracy should be checked

Hi, I've just spotted and fixed an error (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linux_kernel&diff=prev&oldid=1288593627) and in case anyone maintains the article, please consider checking factual accuracy throughout the article. This error is no big deal at all, but in general using popular articles as reference material in cases like this one is not really a good idea; it's *much* better to refer to release notes. 188.66.32.251 (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]