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by BatmanAoD 1560 days ago
It's "organic" because, as this article is pointing out, creating alternatives is really difficult due to this exact lock-in, both at the OS level and at the hardware-vendor level.

You shouldn't need a "miracle language" or even an "all-encompassing solution" to have a chance to break free of this.
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Turing_Machine 1559 days ago
> creating alternatives is really difficult due to this exact lock-in,

That is nonsense.

As I noted below, low-level OS internals have been reimplemented numerous times, by small teams of volunteers at that.

If you want to "break free", buckle down and do the work.

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BatmanAoD 1559 days ago
Sure. You can re-implement everything starting with the Kernel, as long as you don't have to interface with any of the C microcode on the hardware itself. And, yeah, people are doing this, for instance with Redox OS.

But if you actually want to program something usable in conjunction with existing software, such as Linux, you need to use the C ABI. There is no alternative.

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