Commenters are divided on whether Greg Kurtzer's AI-generated userspace kernel, Ginux, is a viable security enhancement or an unstable toy project lacking serious commitment. Critics argue that the reliance on LLMs and the author's history of pivoting projects make it untrustworthy, while proponents see potential in reducing the Linux attack surface through microkernel-style isolation.
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| Oct 30, 09:00 | 2026-10-30 09:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-30 12:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 | 2026-10-30 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-30 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 15:00 | 2026-10-30 15:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-30 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 18:00 | 2026-10-30 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-30 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 21:00 | 2026-10-30 21:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 00:00 | 2026-10-31 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 03:00 | 2026-10-31 03:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 06:00 | 2026-10-31 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 09:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 09:00 | 2026-10-31 09:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 | 2026-10-31 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 15:00 | 2026-10-31 15:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 18:00 | 2026-10-31 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-31 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 21:00 | 2026-10-31 21:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 00:00 | 2026-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-01 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 03:00 | 2026-11-01 03:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-01 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 06:00 | 2026-11-01 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-01 09:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 09:00 | 2026-11-01 09:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-01 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 | 2026-11-01 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-01 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Nov 1, 21:00 | 2026-11-01 21:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 00:00 | 2026-11-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-02 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 03:00 | 2026-11-02 03:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-02 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 06:00 (partial) | 2026-11-02 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-02 09:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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