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>>899716 (OP)

>BeOS

Is dead. Get over it.

>>899719

Yes, listen to this good goy.

>>899719

BeOS is overrated.

The perfect OS would be a Microkernel with Plan9s Userspace, NeXTSTEP'S widgets, BeOS's pervasive multitasking, and NT's kernel modules.

>>899788

How about monolithic kernel with *BSD's userspace, OS/2's "wigets", DOS' non-existing multitasking, and Linux' kernel modules?

>>899782

That's like saying "NT5 may be dead but ReactOS lives".

>pic

It died right there in that exact pose?

>>899782

That image is as fascinating as it is terrifying. Also, Haiku is my favorite senseless project.

>>899809

>monolithic kernel

depreciated. We need a shift towards microkernels for their inherent security benefits

>inb4 muh performance

at this point it's worth it to take a bit of a performance hit for the sake of the inherent security advantages of microkernels

>inb4 "Plan9 kernel is monolithic but still smaller than most microkernels"

That won't last in the long run. By the time Plan9 hypothetically had the same level of hardware support as Linux or FreeBSD, its kernel would be just about as big.

>>899842

Any perceived kernel security benefits are nullified in the first place by ring -3 hardware botnets.

Btw has Intel manned up to providing honest information and documentation on the ME, or is it still the "what? move along goy, there's nothing here for you to interested in" attitude?

>>899847

>to interested

*to be interested

>>899743

Good post

>>899847

Not the anon you responded too.

> security benefits are nullified in the first place by ring -3 hardware botnets.

And ?

Do you deactivate your firewall because of this ?

Do you stop using HTTPS because of it ?

Your point is fallacious and btw microkernels don't have only security benefits even tho they are very beneficial on that side, it's also about flexibility, can you image how simple it would be to live debug with the hurd ? or make subhurds to contain different services ? updating drivers without having to reboot ?

Of course all of this can be also achieved in the linux kernel the difference is that it becomes easy to do.

>>899847

>ring 3

ABSOLUTE CIA NIGGER