Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles

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Usenet discussion computer science controversy historical document

The Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles are a series of Usenet posts from the early 1990s in which Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds publicly argued over operating system design, particularly microkernels versus monolithic kernels, becoming a classic discussion in OS history.

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Label	Occurrences
Linus Torvalds' reply to "LINUX is obsolete"	1
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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Usenet discussion ⓘ computer science controversy ⓘ historical document ⓘ
aboutPerson	Andrew S. Tanenbaum ⓘ Linus Torvalds ⓘ
aboutWork	Linux ⓘ surface form: Linux operating system MINIX operating system ⓘ
academicDiscipline	software engineering ⓘ systems programming ⓘ
argumentFocus	educational versus production operating systems ⓘ performance of kernel designs ⓘ portability of operating systems ⓘ
chronologyWithin	early history of Linux ⓘ early public discussions of MINIX ⓘ
describedBySource	histories of Linux ⓘ operating systems textbooks ⓘ
documentedIn	archived Usenet collections ⓘ
fieldOfWork	computer science ⓘ operating systems ⓘ
genre	online debate ⓘ technical discussion ⓘ
hasAuthor	Andrew S. Tanenbaum ⓘ Linus Torvalds ⓘ
hasEffect	increased visibility of Linux in early 1990s ⓘ popularization of kernel architecture issues ⓘ
hasInfluenced	public understanding of microkernels ⓘ public understanding of monolithic kernels ⓘ subsequent debates on kernel architecture ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPart	"LINUX is obsolete" post ⓘ Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Linus Torvalds' reply to "LINUX is obsolete"
hasParticipant	Andrew S. Tanenbaum ⓘ Linus Torvalds ⓘ
hasReception	considered a classic discussion in OS history ⓘ
locationOfPublication	comp.os.linux.misc ⓘ surface form: comp.os.minix
mainTopic	Linux kernel ⓘ MINIX operating system ⓘ surface form: MINIX microkernel architecture ⓘ monolithic kernel architecture ⓘ operating system design ⓘ
notableFor	debate over microkernels versus monolithic kernels ⓘ influence on perceptions of Linux design ⓘ
platform	Usenet ⓘ
publicationYear	1992 ⓘ
startTime	1992 ⓘ
temporalContext	early 1990s ⓘ

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