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* Mach (the fundament of Hurd) |
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* [[User:PeterX|PeterX]] I'm strongly against a monolithic kernel, so I fall more or less under the microkernel category |
* [[User:PeterX|PeterX]] I'm strongly against a monolithic kernel, so I fall more or less under the microkernel category |
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* [[User:Nexos|Nexos]] I've always had a draw to microkernel, since Linux and Windows are insecure |
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[[Category:Developer Archetype]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 19 February 2021
Andy abhors monolithic kernels like Linux, Windows or BSD. He rather writes a carefully designed little kernel that does some basic stuff and leaves the rest for user space.
Pro's & Con's
Pro:
- easier to maintain
Con:
- more overhead
- harder to program
Going further than Andy Microbaum
Consider other kernel designs: Layered, modular or even smaller (nanokernel, exokernel)
Andy Microbaum's bookshelf
Research papers on microkernels
Andy Microbaum's opponents position
Monolithic kernel (= all in one big kernel) Mono Lizzy
See also the famous Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate