nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 12 days agoIf we are living in a simulation, do you think it is running a FOSS OS/software or a proprietary one?discuss.tchncs.deexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1719arrow-down116
arrow-up1703arrow-down1external-linkIf we are living in a simulation, do you think it is running a FOSS OS/software or a proprietary one?discuss.tchncs.denutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareNaz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 days agoThe simulator is OSS The kernel is proprietary and written so long ago the original coders and maintainers have long since died off
minus-squaretarknassus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoDid they write it in COBOL?
minus-squareNaz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoI have no idea. It’s already compiled so it’s pure state and runs on any platform. It would be a monumental project to reverse engineer the kernel at this point.
The simulator is OSS
The kernel is proprietary and written so long ago the original coders and maintainers have long since died off
Did they write it in COBOL?
It was written BY the Lords of COBOL!
I have no idea. It’s already compiled so it’s pure state and runs on any platform. It would be a monumental project to reverse engineer the kernel at this point.