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So, to those who develop Syllable or those who already could try Syllable: Is the Syllable Desktop kernel really "better" for desktop use than the Linux kernel? If so, in what way? Or is it just a matter of pride?

This is a complicated question, and often quite emotive, so you'll have to excuse me if I don't provide a very in-depth answer. A very good starting point would be

The Syllable Desktop kernel is designed to be a good desktop kernel. It is low latency, low-overhead, fully re-entrant (it always has been), capable of spawning it's own kernel threads, and is very lightweight.

There are technical points which we feel make the Syllable Desktop kernel better suited for desktop computers, such as 1:1 threads which are fully managed by the kernel, low-latency lightweight IPC in the form of message ports, a simple modular design with a stable kernel ABI, automatic hardware detection and driver management, very fast boot times etc.


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