From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: "Douglas A. Gwyn" Message-ID: <3AD23FB2.7FA0418C@arl.army.mil> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <20010409214335.DA03319A6F@mail.cse.psu.edu>, Subject: Re: [9fans] micro vs monolithic kernels Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:59:13 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7e3c0302-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Jim Choate wrote: > I can take a newbie and have them walk through my teams script > (it's mostly automated) and they can do it almost as fast. Well, yeah, if you have a procedure already worked out then of course it's a lot faster. The same would apply for Plan 9. You're still comparing apples and oranges (work needed the first time you encounter the system vs. work needed after you've created streamlined procedures). You should also consider what it is that you end up with. The best-configured Windows system is still inadequate (without a lot of third-party software) for anyone who wants the kind of flexibility found in UNIXy environments. This reflects a difference in customer base for Windows vs. research platforms; Microsoft always favors appearance over substance because that is what their users respond to.