Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Windows XP is quite a let down.
Windows XP is quite a let down.
You are the one who doesn't understand what monolithic means. "Monolithic" originated in Computer Science to refer to a way of programming. Check it out.
In any case it's not true. Windows is not shipped as a single executable, nor is its kernel monolithic. You're wrong on both counts, despite your weaselling.
There isn't a "hybrid" kernel. Either it is microkernel or it is not. A "hybrid kernel" is just a pseudo-intellectual cop-out.
I reckon you should read up on modern operating systems.
"Modern Operating Systems" by Andy Tanenbaum (2nd edition) is a good start, as is "Operating Systems Concepts" by Silberschatz.
Even I know Linux is the kernel and you don't. What does it say about your lack of knowledge in this area?
Read the text on your screen...from the quote you replied to:
The 2.4 (or 2.6) kernel of Linux was way behind schedule, 2 years sounds about right. And that's just a simple little kernel, not a full OS.
The inability to read certainly explains your revisionist history of China and computers, and your complete lack of general computing knowledge...
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