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Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate

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The Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate was a written debate between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds, regarding the Linux kernel and kernel architecture in general. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix, began the debate in 1992 on the Usenet discussion group comp.os.minix, arguing that microkernels are superior to monolithic kernels and therefore Linux was, even in 1992, obsolete.

Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1990s debate regarding the Linux kernel Andrew S. Tanenbaum Linus Torvalds Starting in 1992, Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds had a written debate over the Internet regarding the Linux kernel and kernel architecture in general. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix , began the debate in Usenet discussion group comp.os.minix , arguing that microkernels are superior to monolithic kernels and therefore Linux was, even in 1992, obsolete. [ 1 ] The debate has sometimes been considered a flame war . &

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