Re: "Microkernels rule!" and the Hurd

2008-08-25 Thread Arne Babenhauserheide
Am Montag 25 August 2008 09:20:51 schrieb Neal H. Walfield: > What are you looking for that I didn't say in my note? Something which people can find easily on a Google search :) The note published as public comment on the article site would fill that role nicely, too. (just thinking about get

Re: "Microkernels rule!" and the Hurd

2008-08-25 Thread Neal H. Walfield
At Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:53:05 +0200, Arne Babenhauserheide wrote: > Could you write a counter-story/public reply for the Hurd-Wiki? > > It needn't be long, but it should be available online. What are you looking for that I didn't say in my note? Neal

Re: "Microkernels rule!" and the Hurd

2008-08-24 Thread Arne Babenhauserheide
Hi Neal, Many thanks for your information! Could you write a counter-story/public reply for the Hurd-Wiki? It needn't be long, but it should be available online. Best wishes, Arne Am Mittwoch 13 August 2008 10:04:29 schrieb Neal H. Walfield: > Gernot Heiser recently wrote an article, "Mic

Re: "Microkernels rule!" and the Hurd

2008-08-13 Thread Gernot Heiser
> The Hurd did not repeat the errors of past. Work on the Hurd > started in 1990. It's that old? Apologies, should have checked my facts on that one. Gernot

"Microkernels rule!" and the Hurd

2008-08-13 Thread Neal H. Walfield
Gernot Heiser recently wrote an article, "Microkernels rule!" for Embedded.com about microkernels' bad reputation. I fully agree with the message of his article: operating systems based on microkernel technology don't necessarily have to be slow and can be made more robust than their monolithic co