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[โ€“] Zachariah@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

But does Linux run (boot) on the hardware, or does the hardware run on the software?

The second phrasing is so weird to me. Am I missing something?

[โ€“] towerful@programming.dev 11 points 5 days ago

"M3 booting Linux" makes sense.
"Linux booting on M3" makes sense.
"M3 booting on Linux" does not