ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of Linux? It's like the boss of your computer, and it helps run everything you want to do. But sometimes, people don't need all of the things that Linux can do, they just need some parts of it.

So, imagine that Linux is a big box of LEGO pieces. Some people might not need all of the LEGO pieces to build the thing they want to build. They only need a smaller subset of the pieces.

That's what an embeddable Linux kernel subset is! It's like a smaller box of LEGO pieces that has just the parts of Linux that someone needs to make it work for their specific purpose. This can make things faster and more efficient, because they don't have to use all of the extra pieces that they don't need.

So really, it's just a way to make Linux work better for certain tasks by only using the parts of it that we need, like a smaller box of LEGO pieces.