On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 02:35:25AM -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Third, development forces are pulling things toward microkernels just > like all processors got pulled toward RISC even if they didn't call it > that.
> It's easier to test; it's easier to understand; it's easier to debug. I'm not an expert but I think the counterargument to the "easier to understand" is that you must implement a very complex asynchronous message passing mechanism for your "simple" microkernel. That's why RMS said Hurd took a long time. Chris -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
