From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:44:02 -0500 (EST), Scott Dorsey wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:02:02 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> What exactly does Plan9 get you?   
   >   
   > The ability to have as much stuff as possible running outside the   
   > kernel ring. The more stuff you can kick out of the kernel, the less   
   > stuff there is which can cause catastrophic failure when things go   
   > wrong.   
      
   Ah, the hoary old microkernel refrain. You’d think, after something   
   like four decades of repeating the same tired old claims without being   
   able to back them up, the microkernel fans would have given up by now.   
      
   > OSX started out adapting some of the Plan9 philosophy but it mostly   
   > turned into bloat and the current OSX kernel looks nothing like a   
   > classic microkernel.   
      
   Gee, I wonder why they succumbed to real-world evidence in that way ...   
      
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