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

[Valerio Bellizzomi]

On 08/05/2006, at 19.58, Ian G wrote:

>May be of interest...

Personally lost interest for discussion. I am only waiting for running
code...

val


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