TL note: "keikaku" means "plan"

When you finally set up your somewhat working backup, and just a week after, your rootfs suddenly borked beyond all repair: *Just as planned*
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[โ€“] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

But out of curiosity... What exactly it looks like?

the OS provides simply the base software interface to your hardware, and does so in a separate layer, while your own software and data are another segment you donโ€™t want to mix with the OS.

My own software? Sounds like a bunch of containers on top of a base system.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    "Your own software" here refers to anything beyond the base OS. Don't take Ubuntu as example, as it ships a shitton of extras to be a "useful" OS for beginners.

    And no, we're not necessarily talking about containerisation (albeit that IS the next step in atomic OS approaches, making every installed software precisely reproducible and separate from the OS, even with things like Flatpak or Snap packages), just separating an easily reproducible, atomic OS, and any software you put on top.

    The idea is that you treat every computer like you'd a public one - it's an insecure thin client you build on top.

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