Re: Hurd [was:M$ licenses Unix]
On Thursday 22 May 2003 00:28, nate wrote:
> 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.
Yes AFAIK QNX is mickrokernel based. But it is mainly used in mebeded
devices, not in desktop or server enviroments.
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