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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:33:40 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] linux stats in last year from linuxcon
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> > "We're getting bloated and huge. Yes, it's a problem," said Torvalds."
>
> So may be Tanenbaum was right, after all, there's a reason we make
> things modular.

rob, presotto, ken and phil did not agree with tanenbaum's
ideas about modular kernels.

this was a direct response to ast many years ago.  it was
hard to dig up when i did so in 2006.  perhaps someone
has a better link:

   - Microkernels are the way to go
        False unless your only goal is to get papers published.
        Plan 9's kernel is a fraction of the size of any microkernel
        we know and offers more functionality and comparable
        or often better performance.

- erik