Subject: Re: kernel.
To: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
From: David Brownlee <abs@mono.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/20/1999 11:24:31
> >>>>> "Reinoud" == Reinoud Koornstra <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.org> writes:
> Reinoud> I heared that "the hurt" is comming with a micro kernel.
>
> it "Hurd"
> At 600K+, it stretches the definition of "micro"
>
Don't look at NT then, it describes itself as a microkernel, yet
its 'microkernel' part is larger than the entire NetBSD kernel
plus X server.
Note: I do not believe NT is a real microkernel, though they do
share some of the performance issues :)