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Comment by za_creature | original | Unikernels were hard. key word: were

[−]za_creature · 2026-10-11 Sun 01:29 UTC · link

The only time you didn't lie was when mentioning seL4.

You're Linus arguing against Tanenbaum. Even if you win, you still lose.

[−]swyx · 2026-10-11 Sun 02:35 UTC · link

i'm sorry what? eli5?

[−]elromulous · 2026-10-11 Sun 05:26 UTC · link

This was a famous debate between Tanenbaum and Torvalds on the pros/cons of micro vs monolithic kernel OSes.