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> Linux has turned into a nightmare of security vulnerabilities, on par with Windows 95, just as originally prophesied. What exactly are you talking about ? Wh
by majkinetor 7y ago
> Linux has turned into a nightmare of security vulnerabilities, on par with Windows 95, just as originally prophesied.
What exactly are you talking about ? What was 'originally prophesied' ?
- wahern 7y agoThat monolithic kernels are more susceptible to attack because they're less resilient to programming errors. This was one of the arguments in the famous Linux v MINIX debate(s), but the notion that microkernels were more secure goes back to before the term microkernel was even coined (i.e. before 1980s).