From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Dec 16 17:37:17 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 16 17:37:15 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mycenae.jantar.org (mycenae.jantar.org [203.35.206.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB02E37B400 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 17:37:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from mycenae.jantar.org (patrykz@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mycenae.jantar.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA99261; Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:36:44 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from patrykz@mycenae.jantar.org) Message-Id: <200012170136.MAA99261@mycenae.jantar.org> From: Patryk Zadarnowski To: Tony Finch Cc: SteveB , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel type In-Reply-To: Message from Tony Finch of "Sun, 17 Dec 2000 00:14:07 -0000." <20001217001407.R30096@hand.dotat.at> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:36:44 +1100 Sender: patrykz@mycenae.jantar.org Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 17 Dec 2000, Tony Finch wrote: > Patryk Zadarnowski wrote: >> >> Now that I think of it, there aren't many commercial microkernel >> systems out there with the possible exception of QNX and lots of >> little embedded toys. > Mac OS X is based on Mach. Oh, that's right, that new kid on the block ;) I keep forgetting about Apple's talent for shooting itself in a foot ;) BTW, for the original poster: in case you don't know, there exists a port of 4.4BSD that runs on top of Mach (Lites.) Pat. PS. Before this starts a flame war, let me say that I really believe that MacOS X is a very good thing for everyone involved, although the choice of Mach for the microkernel seems a little arbitrary if not misguided. Pat. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Patryk Zadarnowski University of New South Wales School of Computer Science and Engineering -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message