Tanenbaum says Linux is crap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx3KuE7UjGA

because the bigger is OS the less reliable it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_debate

Tanenbaum is one of those deluded academics who has gotten out of touch with reality, severely. Most users do NOT care about (nor want!) absolute reliability or security (the latter leading to "trusted" computing and that DRM shit).