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In Theory, Microkernels Are GoodIn Theory, Microkernels Are GoodPosted Jul 1, 2010 17:18 UTC (Thu) by HelloWorld (guest, #56129)In reply to: In Theory, Microkernels Are Good by ldo Parent article: GNU HURD: Altered visions and lost promise (The H)
Yeah right, except that microkernel systems (Green Hills Integrity, QNX) have been in wide use for ages where reliability actually matters.
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In Theory, Microkernels Are Good Posted Jul 1, 2010 19:22 UTC (Thu) by emk (guest, #1128) [Link]
It should be noted, however, that the typical QNX system is (IIRC) a specialized, embedded system running known software. Now, that involves solving some very hard problems, but they're not necessarily the same problems encountered in a general-purpose OS or even a smart phone.
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