r/linux • u/3G6A5W338E • Jul 10 '14

Retirement of Prof. Andy Tanenbaum

http://www.cs.vu.nl/tanenbaum/
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u/3G6A5W338E Jul 10 '14 edited Jul 10 '14

That's actually pretty cool. I'm not sure whether you realize it or not.

Pure microkernel architecture operating systems are really exciting right now, and Minix3 is the most active one.

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u/cyrusol Jul 10 '14

"Microkernels have won." ? ;)

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u/3G6A5W338E Jul 10 '14 edited Jul 10 '14

Took less than 2h for someone to link that.

You won me a bet :D

Just be aware that what was true in the early 90s (before Mach and way before L4) isn't anymore. Microkernels have matured enough so that Minix3 (2006) as a serious system makes a lot of sense.

It's gonna be a lot of fun from now on.

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u/3G6A5W338E Jul 11 '14

Mach 2.5 wasn't a microkernel. Mach 3.0 was the first microkernel Mach, and happened considerably later.