> 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.
>
> --
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> VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears
>
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just one question from a dumb person ... what is monolithic, and what are
alternatives ?
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