__/ [ Vladimirr Saigon ] on Saturday 05 August 2006 18:18 \__
> Hi,
>
> Does anybody know why Linus choose to make linux monolithic instead of
> microkernel?
Probably because it's easier (laziness, greed to implement and extend as
quickly as possible). But it leads to a mess, such as that which you find in
Windows. Programmers have compained about the compexity of that kernel
(Windows), which requires a 60% rewrite to become more modular.
> I have been told, that there was some dispute about that
> decision.
That's correct. Have a look at the following.
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/10/0439246&from=rss
> Best regards.
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