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Okay, so a bunch of operations use the kernel as their main process and have 0.1 next to them as a version...  So, I'm just suggesting  an ability to upgrade the kernel shown.  The rationale would be that the Megacorps, in their supremacy have limited the availability of software such that only operating systems which comply with certain "standards" are widely available.  These operating systems allow for easier entry, easier infection, and more limited capabilities.

Kernel upgrades would very slightly reduce the resources used by all processes, and possibly slighly increase the used version of all running files...  Maybe there could be two options to choose that differ between the two?.  Because they help everything at once upgrading a kernel would both be a lot slower and more costly than upgrading regular software, and would have a period of inactivity/vulnerability associated with it.  If I were upgrade my kernel to 0.102 now, all processes would stop and connections would be disabled for two hours, then for a 15-30 minute period after that was up, I still wouldn't be able to run any processes, but connections would be enabled again.  NPCs distributing kernel versions (Say, a hypothetical internal Hakuza OS) could exist, but the versions they distribute should probably be completely non-upgradable, which would leave you having to revert to your previous kernel, or return to the starting kernel if you wanted something upgradable again.

Yes the above is rather specific, feel free to take any parts of it that are decent and throw away the rest.

(tl;dr : Make kernel version that improve the abilities of all running processes)

I don't completely understand your suggestion. What do you mean upgrade kernels. And for the part where you say upgrading kernel to .102 stops processes and connection, do you mean your gateway has no connection and proccesses killed? I kind of get the idea, for the last part, what do you mean non upgradable and revert to last kernel?Do you mean that if you download something off a server you cannot upgrade it and if you want something upgraded you have to use the software you started of with?

Basically, it'd mean upgrading your operating system.

Well, yeah, all of your processes are killed if you have any, and would not be able to be restarted while it was going on, and inbound connections would be temporarily disabled.

  Essentially, yes...  The idea would be that to upgrade a kernel requires its source code while NPCs would only distribute binaries if they did at all..  The idea was that being able to find an npc that upgrades most of you stuff all at once would be overpowered, so instead they would give you a short term benefit, but very little long-term gain.  Upon further reflection, I don't think this part is really neccesary.

Okay for the first one we can already upgrade, and it's called research :]

Second inbound connections you mean connections going to you? or do you mean outgoing? If you block incoming connections that's considered god mode because no would be able to touch you :S

I really like the last idea though. It will prevent people from just copying off a server for pure benefiet. That means no one would have to research until they have v .2s since npc servers have those. I like the fact that it will give short term benefiet but not long term

he had also been talking about it taking less cpu and the like....... would be useful, i have programs that take up too much memory for them to be easily used

That's why you upgrade memory along with CPU :]

i do!

lol i have more trouble with CPU! my memory is has 1/4 the upgrades of the CPU <.<