Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 24 Jan 1999 11:43:09 +0100 (CET) | From | "s.heyll" <> | Subject | Re: User vs. Kernel (was: To be smug, or not to be smug, that is , the question) |
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On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Steve Dodd wrote:
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:48:46 +0000 > From: Steve Dodd <dirk@loth.demon.co.uk> > To: Jon M. Taylor <taylorj@ecs.csus.edu>, linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > Subject: Re: User vs. Kernel (was: To be smug, or not to be smug, that is , the question) > > Hi, > > On Thu, Jan 21, 1999 at 02:57:28PM -0800, Jon M. Taylor wrote: > > > That is IMHO a bad idea. Linux, because it follows the > > traditional Unix monolithic kernel model, is already so obsolete that it > > really isn't worth putting serious time into incompatible API > > improvements. > > Hmm, I don't know. Forking one of {Linux,{Free,Net,Open}BSD} or some other > Open Source OS and redoing the API and some of the guts in a better way > without being backwardly compatible has its advantages. I agree that > 'monolithic' is on its way out, but very slowly. A monolothic kernel with a > new API would be an interesting and useful 'toy' even if it never hit the > mainstream. It would also be a good way of testing API features for future > more advanced OSs, as monolithic kernels have the advantage of (relative) > simplicity and widespread comprehension. > > S. > > -- > %DCL-MEM-BAD, bad memory > VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > just one question from a dumb person ... what is monolithic, and what are alternatives ?
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