[cap-talk] Can We Make Operating Systems Reliable and Secure?

[Ian G]

May be of interest...

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http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=14532

The micro vs. monolithic kernel debate is now very much alive.
Not too long ago, I wrote an article on the merits of microkernels,
while a week later we featured a retort. Now, the greatest
proponent of the microkernel steps in-- yes, Andy Tanenbaum
writes: "Microkernels - long discarded as unacceptable because
of their lower performance compared with monolithic kernels -
might be making a comeback in operating systems due to their
potentially higher reliability, which many researchers now
regard as more important than performance." Now, we only need
Torvalds to chime in, and it's 1992 all over again.