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LINUX is obsolete (1992) (www.oreilly.com)
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From comp.os.minix, January 29, 1992

Andrew Tanenbaum argues that Linux's monolithic kernel design is outdated. Torvalds responds, and an extraordinary debate about operating-system architecture follows.

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https://www.linfo.org/obsolete.html

https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.minix/c/wlhw16QWltI

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Indeed. Tanenbaum treated it more as an academic thing, not like a viable product. It had potential, but was totally wasted.

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