What is the big advantage of using a mach microkernel? Is it used because the developers didn't want to reinvent the wheel and thus chose to use a preexisting platform from which to begin a new os? Or is it because it has special stability features? I know the hurd is said to be crash-proof. And apple's new os x runs on a mach kernel, doesn't it? They claim it is crash-proof. Are they doing a similar thing with os x as the hurd? Just a few curious musings. -- R Joseph Wright
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