Slashdot highlights a new Andy Tanenbaum piece today in the continuing debate: Which is better, a monolithic kernel (Linux) or a microkernel (MINIX-3, GNU Hurd, etc)?

Linus Torvalds, the consummate practical engineer, fires back.

The MINIX-3 site. Be patient with all of these links today, the university servers are being well slashdotted.

My favorite line from the articles is the supposed sign at the Air Force Academy in Colorado: “Be sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth”.