[jwhat]

Hi Vishnu,

yes I was around during the Linux / Microkernel debate and even through I understood nothing in detail, got sucked into the romance of the shiny new "Microkernel story".

But practically I just used FreeBSD and only converted to Linux (Ubuntu) when I found I was spending too much time trying to get things working on FreeBSD that ran without a hitch on Ubuntu.

So went with the flow .. as a family though we have all Apple in our household so I can get that Microkernal glow with my Macs ;-)

Raion is right about throwing money at it...

Any software project needs three basic things:
- the right people,
- the right sponsorship (ie funding) and
- manageable scope and clear sense of risks/feasibility

Cheers,


jwhat/John