Gives a critical evaluation of the operating system UNIX. It will interest not only UNIX users but also those who must analyse and evaluate operating system performance in a multiuser and multiprocessor environment. Based on UNIX experience, flaws and faults are shown in: file manipulation, protection and synchronisation mechanisms, input-output handling, communication between processes, handling full screen terminals and UNIX utilities. Extensions and possibilities of evolution towards distributed architectures are examined.
Broze, Hubert ; Lobelle, Marc ; Bruffaerts, A. ; Declerfayt, Marie-France ; Henin, E. ; et. al. A critical assessment of the UNIX system. In: T S I. Technique et Sciences Informatiques, Vol. 1, no. 4, p. 315-324 (1982)