From: wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) Subject: Re: Mach? Date: 19 Jan 1992 10:50:29 GMT
In article <ANLHILLE.92Jan18184427@cochiti.ucs.indiana.edu> anlhille@arapahoe.ucs.indiana.edu writes:
>Does Linux use Mach as it's kernel? I don't know how hard it would
>be, but I would think it would save steps and lead to higher
>compatibility in the long run.
Linux does not use Mach, nor any other pre-existing kernel. Is
completely written by Linus Torvalds (+ collaborators, from the
Linux-activists mailing list (which this newsgroup tries to replace for
people with news access)).
I don't think saving steps has been a guiding priciple for Linus. In
fact, I secretly think he started the project because he got tired of
playing Prince of Persia (or something like that, I never bothered to
take a look at the game).