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Monolithic is _not_ opposed to modular. Here's a list of systems that are both monolithic and modular: * Linux * the FreeBSD kernel * the Solaris kernel *
by the_why_of_y 12y ago
Monolithic is _not_ opposed to modular.
Here's a list of systems that are both monolithic and modular:
* Linux
* the FreeBSD kernel
* the Solaris kernel
* Apache HTTPD
* Postfix
* OpenJDK
* XOrg
* EMACS
* LibreOffice
A modular, non-monolithic alternative to the kernels would be MINIX or HURD.
- andreasvc 12y agoMonolithic may have a specific technical meaning in the context of kernels which is not opposed to modularity, but in general the two can be considered opposites. Monolithic is simply "of one piece", while modular means something has separate, changeable pieces. If you disagree it would be more enlightening to tell me your definition instead of a list of exceptions, because right now I don't see why they are.