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by garaetjjte 530 days ago
I'm confused what relation this has with Linux.
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pm215 530 days ago
The "getting started" doc briefly mentions the history: it began in 1995 as a fork of the standard Linux kernel (initially named Linux-8086), by Linux kernel developers Alan Cox and Chad Page. So it does share both code roots and some initial community with the "real" mainline Linux.
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lproven 529 days ago
What isn't explained by the name?

ELKS: Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset.

It'a a subset of the Linux kernel, which is suitable for embedded systems. Meaning, "don't expect this to be a usable desktop OS."

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