The microkernel vs. monolithic debate, whether you boys and girls like it or not, rages on. After Tanenbaum's article and a an email from Torvalds, another kernel developer steps up, this time in favour of the muK. A developer of the muK-based CoyoteOS writes: "Ultimately, there are two compelling reasons to consider microkernels in high-robustness or high-security environments: there are several examples of microkernel-based systems that have succeeded in these applications because of the system structuring that microkernel-based designs demand, [and] there are zero examples of high-robustness or high-security monolithic systems."
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