The 1992 comp.os.minix discussion I have referenced above  included Andrew Tanenbaum, David Megginson, Ken Thompson, Linus Torvalds, David Miller, et al. See also the appendix to Open Sources.  Other important people to quote and reference would be Norman Hardy  and Richard Stallman. Of course I am talking about the monolithic kernels and microkernels design, as I have stated above, not about the usability or arrogance which is purely a matter of opinion.  19:35, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)