Tanenbaum-Torvalds Debate: Part II

And no, the microkernel debate is not over yet. In a reply to various comments made over the past few weeks, Andy Tanenbaum has written an article to address these. He first clearly states he respects and likes Torvalds, and that “we may disagree on some technical issues, but that doesn’t make us enemies. Please don’t confuse disagreements about ideas with personal feuds.” The article states: “Over the years there have been endless postings on forums such as Slashdot about how microkernels are slow, how microkernels are hard to program, how they aren’t in use commercially, and a lot of other nonsense. Virtually all of these postings have come from people who don’t have a clue what a microkernel is or what one can do. I think it would raise the level of discussion if people making such postings would first try a microkernel-based operating system […]. Has a lot more credibility.”

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