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doc/mainpage: don't claim to be a microkernel #20246

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@benpicco benpicco commented Jan 11, 2024 •
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Don't call RIOT a microkernel, that just sets the wrong expectations.
We only have threads, but no separation between them or any notion of kernel/userspace.
By that notion Linux would also be a microkernel.

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We are clearly not and this just sets wrong expectations.
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chrysn commented Jan 11, 2024

For context, the earlierst mention of the term on that page's history was in 2013 by @OlegHahm in 4f45305, the oldest mention in-tree was in 784ef52 in 2012 also by Oleg.

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