>as epitomized by the Gnu Hurd
one would hope that microkernel OSs have better showcases than a perenially late, never-ready OS ;)
QNX has a fairly realistic and robust implementation, as I understand it.
Yeah, and before you think thats an anti-Linux rant, I rather think the folks who used to rag on Linux because it wasnt micro-kernel totally missed the point. Shipping code over vaporware.