[oclug] Thems fightin words..

[Andrew J . Hutton]

On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 05:43:42PM -0800, Sandy Harris wrote:
> "Andrew J. Hutton" wrote:
> 
> > uKernel's have failed to be impressive in any implementation beyond
> > those intended for embedded applications.
> 
> On the contrary, QNX is very impressive, and not just for embedded.

QNX doesn't peform on the high-end systems unfortunatly.  It is simply not
designed for 'general use' and makes a number of sacrifices in order to 
fit its niche, which is very understandable.
>  
> > ... the uKernel itself which is 'usually' small and simple to do
> > compared to a Monolithic kernel.
> 
> This is the exception. Last I looked (> 5 years), Mach was quite
> large and complex.

Yes, MACH is a pig.