Re: Hurd [was:M$ licenses Unix]
Kent West said:
> So even though microkernels may not attract much attention currently, I
> think that's more due to a lack of awareness of what a microkernel offers
> and to the lack of a system (HURD) that's beyond the alpha stage. If the
> HURD ever gets usable, it might start attracting attention.
isn't QNX microkernel-based? one of the things they tout(ed) (read it
a couple years back) was being able to upgrade nearly every part of
the kernel without rebooting, leading to potentially multi-year uptimes
even while staying current on updates.
nate
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