posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th May 2008 14:49 UTC  I have
written numerous times that there is nothing wrong with the
Windows NT kernel currently powering about 90% of the world's
desktops. It provides advanced security features, it's extremely
stable, very portable, and supports just about any piece of
hardware in the x86 desktop and server markets. "In conclusion,
scrapping Windows NT would be a pointless exercise. It is a
mature, stable, and, yes, secure system by design." I wrote a
year ago, "Do not make the mistake of thinking that simply
because Microsoft refused to enforce proper security policies
from the get-go, that NT is an insecure system by design."  The
Shipping Seven blog seems to agree with this position. "The
2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 kernel has evolved quite nicely over the
years, and (in my opinion) is one of the best bits of code we
have," the blogger writes, "You do not, and should not, do a
total rewrite of a kernel in a widely-used OS between releases."
He makes a valid point: how of