[ale] BSD(s) vs Linux

[laytonjb at bellsouth.net (Jeffrey B. Layton)]

Greg wrote:

>I know in Linux Torvald's book, he didn't like the Apple folks because he
>thinks the Mach kernel is crap.  I am not a kernel programmer, but I think
>that the Mach kernel is more monolithic in nature as opposed to Linus's way
>of ummmmm I guess "modulating" the kernel (for lack of a better word).  
>
I thought the Mach kernel was a micro-kernel, where virtually
everything is modular. The Linux kernel is more of a
monolithic kernel with some modules.


Jeff

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