Messages in this thread | | | From | Neil Brown <> | Date | Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:51:24 +1000 | Subject | Re: monoholitic, hybrid or not monoholitic? [OT] |
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On Wednesday September 15, matthew@teh.ath.cx wrote: > I'd tend towards monolithic because the modules (as mentioned) run in kernel > space; but it's not a cookie-cutter case. Things are implemented in userspace > that provide functionality normally included in the kernel; udev springs to > mind, even if it is not the predominant solution.
It is worth looking at the origin of the word "monolithic".
mono - prefix meaning one, singular, alone. lith - rock -ic - suffix meaning like, or similar.
And given that Linux is Number One and it, like, ROCKS, I guess monolithic must be the right term :-)
NeilBrown
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