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Moved from Template talk:Linux kernel/doc

 – moved to centralize discussion. —⁠andrybak (talk) 10:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Hey, ScotXW! Regarding our back-and-forth on what's to be included within this template's documentation, could you please explain why do you want to cram everything together, instead of moving stuff for other templates into Template:Linux kernel/doc § See also section? Please advise. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 09:57, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To avoid duplication. User:ScotXW^t@lk 10:00, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine, but descriptions for other templates belong to the Template:Linux kernel/doc § See also section, not to the Template:Linux kernel/doc § Usage section. That's the only thing I'm complaining about. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 10:03, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

oFono?

How does oFono fit to this template? --Seba.dos1 (talk) 11:57, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! You're right, oFono "uses a high-level D-Bus API for use by telephony applications", thus it doesn't fit there. Got it removed from the navbox. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 21:59, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading name

Can we simplify things by renaming Linux kernel to Linux and Linux to GNU/Linux? It would make the whole thing make sense and educate people. Currently the two templates are interweaved, with many people being on both, some on the wrong one and the naming is confusing. Is there a global rename function in Wikipedia that would redirect all links to Linux to GNU/Linux and then Linux(kernel) to Linux? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.60.168.72 (talk) 17:02, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

{{Linux people}} was created to deal with that problem. I've just moved the people section there. Regards, Comte0 (talk) 14:35, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the Berkeley Packet Filter page listed here?

Yes, the Linux kernel - along with the FreeBSD kernel and the NetBSD kernel and the OpenBSD kernel and the DragonFly BSD kernel and XNU and the Solaris 11 kernel and the AIX kernel and the Tru64 UNIX kernel and the kernel-mode WinPcap and Npcap drivers - includes an implementation of the classic Berkeley Packet Filter (cBPF) machine language (originally an interpreter, now a translator into eBPF). As far as I know, however, it's used only for filtering when capturing packets, unlike eBPF, which is used as a general kernel measuring and modifying tool.

eBPF was recently added to this template; does a BPF link need to be there? Guy Harris (talk) 01:28, 24 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]