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Get To Know Mach, the Kernel of Mac OS X

Posted by Hemos on from the getting-to-know-all-about-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Linux is a kernel, not an operating system. So what is Mac OS X's kernel? The Mach microkernel. The debate around Monolithic (Linux) and Micro (Mach) kernels continues, and there is a great chapter online about the Mach system from the very good book 'Operating System Concepts'. Which design is better? I report, you decide." Warning: link is to a PDF.

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  1. commence the horse beating by hector_uk · · Score: 5, Funny

    commence the dead horse beating. i start : mach owns.

    1. Re:commence the horse beating by skraps · · Score: 5, Funny

      Bottom line, Mach is the most advanced manual shaving system in the world. The Mach3 Turbo is the world's first triple-blade razor, with three blades positioned independently to shave you progressively closer in a single stroke.

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    2. Re:commence the horse beating by paladin_tom · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, take my pants off and you have the world's finest lady-pleasuring device.


      Trust me, it works.

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  2. Why warn us? Super Slashdot Effect by licamell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Warning: link is to a PDF"

    Um, if you want to warn anyone maybe you should warn the sys admin of the server that hosts the PDF file that you just put a link to on the main page of slashdot. I think they'll care a little more about the super slashdot effect (I'm coining that term for when a non-html file is linked to from slashdot - be it pdf, mpg, avi, etc.) than we will about taking the extra time to load.

  3. Let's secretly watch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    as we switch Steve Job's kernel beans with new Roaster's Light Linux Beans.

    Now, let's see if he notices!