This is a semantic argument on my part, and maybe I've got it wrong, but I would argue that a virus running in a protected kernel mode on a processor is still a virus and not a kernel itself. Maybe the author had to try to simplify the discussion, but the way I read what was written is (roughly):
"Because Linus is stubborn and in over his head when it comes to security, his kernel can take over a nuclear power plant and kill millions of people."
:-/
The password thing is all too believable...
Thanks.
Cheers,
Scott.
"Because Linus is stubborn and in over his head when it comes to security, his kernel can take over a nuclear power plant and kill millions of people."
:-/
The password thing is all too believable...
Thanks.
Cheers,
Scott.