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Date:      Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:48:38 -0800 (PST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        SteveB <admin@bsdfan.cncdsl.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: kernel type
Message-ID:  <XFMail.001215164838.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <NEBBIGOKKMNLOMOHMJNPAEBHCNAA.admin@bsdfan.cncdsl.com>

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On 16-Dec-00 SteveB wrote:
> 
> Sorry for such a basic question, but I have been looking and can't
> find the answer.  Is FreeBSD as microkernel or monolithic kernel like
> Linux?   Can someone point me to the answer/

Well, it's a monolithic kernel with a built in run-time linker that allows you
to load and unload parts of the kernel on the fly while the system is running. 
However, you can only unload something that was loaded from a module and not
the main kernel file itself.

> TIA
> Steve B.

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