21min chapter

On The Brink with Castle Island cover image

Urbit (Christian Langalis and Logan Allen) (EP.17)

On The Brink with Castle Island

CHAPTER

The Evolution of Computer Systems and the Need for a New Computing Substrate

This chapter discusses the growing complexity of Linux and the lack of change in underlying computing substrates. It explores the relationship between client server architecture, Linux, and the oligarchic networks of massive digital platforms. The chapter also delves into the unique structure of Urbit OS and its separation between the kernel and the outside world.

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