I cannot foresee a microkernel based Linux offshoot (which wouldn't be Linux) which with a driver interface compatible to that of Linux.SO there will be a incompatibility at a driver level. Now at a POSIX API level it might be possible to preserve compatibility. The problem with proprietary as well as open source Unices is that while most try to compatible with the POSIX API , it is the internal difference which surface quite often, most often because the POSIX layer is just an interface specification.
I guess what is very important is the perception people have. Once Linux breaks up, I think it will be easier for Microsoft and others to sell the idea that Linux is headed the ol' Unix way. As it is, Linux distros are making it difficult to build "portable" Linux based systems. While I do not think that a fork in the kernel will make that any easier or difficult, the perception of an undivided Linux will surely change. Especially to keep the corporate support flowing, it is necessary to provide a united picture. It can be very hard for the average IT manager to make a choice between user-thread and kernel threaded kernels for his ERP application :-). Regards Shourya > -----Original Message----- > From: Russell McOrmond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ilug-cal] Microkernel? > > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Sarcar, Shourya C (MED) wrote: > > > list goes on). Now, originally this was one of the main > reasons behind > > Unix failing to become a corporate and commercial standard for > > development , that's were DOS/Windows came in with their "world > > domination". > > Different versions of history I suspect. When you have the > source, and > have compatability (possibly at both the API/source and > binary levels) as > a goal, you don't have a problem. There is nothing in common with > "Proprietary Unix" and "Open Source Unix" as far as this critical > questions are concerned. > > > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
