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Re: Linus replies


From: Marco Gerards
Subject: Re: Linus replies
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 11:06:03 +0200
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Tom Bachmann <address@hidden> writes:

> Donnie Jones wrote:
>> I am very new to kernel development, but I do currently work with
>> distributed algorithms and I find Linus argument that microkernels are
>> more complex very interesting, what do you guys think?
>> 
>
> Well, the fact that we do not have too many microkernels (just about 2 +
> some variations of these) and only a few multiserver OSes should
> indicate that it is not too simple (writing them).

Or people just don't care about designing and writing them.

> I personally guess that some things are harder, some things are
> easier and lots of things are different. But we gain a lot going the
> microkernel way.

Right. :-)

--
Marco





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