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by shadowgovt 691 days ago
Why is it called "userspace" when all it runs is some Docker containers hosting a web frontend's server, and no human being ever telnets into it? Where's the "user" in that story?

Where is the "user" when the machine is a Windows box stuffed behind a façade wall that displays airport directions, notifications, and ads on rotate?

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I always understood "user" in "userspace" as "the user of the operating system kernel".