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by _joel 1717 days ago
I think the sub-comment is confusing the linux kernel with BGP.
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nacs 1717 days ago
In a way, the Linux kernel does power the "backbones of the internet".
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_joel 1717 days ago
There are a hell of a lot of non-linux OS's running on core routers, but yes, in a way. However BGP isn't via email.
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dsr_ 1717 days ago
On the other hand, I and my office mate at the time negotiated the setup of a ridiculous number of BGP sessions over email, including sending configs. That was 20 years ago.
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NexRebular 1717 days ago
luckily not... would be absolutely terrible to have the backbone only on linux
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dsr_ 1717 days ago
Interoperability and a thriving ecosystem are necessities for resiliency.

Note that resiliency and efficiency are often working against each other.

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