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docs(readme): 📚 Fix kernel type terminology 

While Vesper strives to be as thin as possible
it's not exactly an exokernel, but it's a very
thin microkernel, dubbed nanokernel here.
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## About kernel ## About kernel
Vesper is a capability-based single-address-space exokernel, it tries to remain small and secure. To achieve this, kernel functionality is extremely limited - it provides only address space isolation and IPC, after bootup kernel does not allocate any memory itself. Vesper is a capability-based single-address-space nanokernel, it tries to remain small and secure. To achieve this, kernel functionality is extremely limited - it provides only address space isolation and IPC, after bootup kernel does not allocate any memory itself.
Exokernel's distinctive trait is that it provides mechanisms but not policies. Vesper tries to move as many policy decisions as possible to the library OS. Exokernel's distinctive trait is that it provides mechanisms but not policies. Vesper tries to move as many policy decisions as possible to the library OS.

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* Copyright (c) Berkus Decker <berkus+vesper@metta.systems> * Copyright (c) Berkus Decker <berkus+vesper@metta.systems>
*/ */
//! Vesper single-address-space exokernel. //! Vesper single-address-space nanokernel.
//! //!
//! This crate implements the kernel binary proper. //! This crate implements the kernel binary proper.