IDG Contributor Network: Why Google’s new Linux-less Fuchsia operating system is a huge deal

At LinuxCon last year, Linus Torvalds said that the Linux kernel has grown so big that if someone wants a really tiny kernel they would have to look elsewhere. This might be what Google is doing with its new operating system, codenamed Fuchsia.
The new operating system will run on a wide range of devices, including IoT devices, phones and PCs. And unlike Google's other operating systems, Chrome OS and Android, the new OS isn’t using the Linux kernel. Instead, Google is developing its own