nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqncxka2nmkqkndk4wkuf3tz3l39z9m8xax3aen3h8tvudwgjmf5mq4uv2v2 this is also one of the biggest reasons to want microkernels; each service is easier t...
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Microkernel designs give you some tools, but a microkernel that includes a large set of servers, all developed together, all with tightly bound interdependencies, is not much more approachable than a monolithic kernel with loadable modules.
I’m more inclined to look from the other direction. Look at plugin and expansion APIs in proprietary software and ask ‘what can these not do because the vendor doesn’t want to expose their implementation or enable competition?’ And then try to build things that enable all of those things.
Microkernel designs give you some tools, but a microkernel that includes a large set of servers, all developed together, all with tightly bound interdependencies, is not much more approachable than a monolithic kernel with loadable modules.
I’m more inclined to look from the other direction. Look at plugin and expansion APIs in proprietary software and ask ‘what can these not do because the vendor doesn’t want to expose their implementation or enable competition?’ And then try to build things that enable all of those things.
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