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The concept of microkernels is cool for security ... the only thing cooler in OSes is maybe unikernels :P And certainly the time is ripe since we have such pow
by TheMagicHorsey 3y ago
The concept of microkernels is cool for security ... the only thing cooler in OSes is maybe unikernels :P
And certainly the time is ripe since we have such powerful and capable machines even in the pockets of our pants ... we can certainly waste a little bit of resources to work with more secure layers of abstraction ... yes?
But Hurd has taken so long, I feel like Google Fuschia might dive in and capture everyone's imagination with a more modern and practical implementation of the concept. To be clear ... neither Hurd nor Fuschia are really practical today ... I just feel like its more likely Google might throw a few hundred million at the project if it pans out in the few places its currently being field tested (like in Google Home devices).