Completely different kernel principles, designs and architectures.<p>Regular Linux distributions would have to rewrite the kernel, hope it&#x27;s accepted upstream, fork or patch-and-pray.<p>I&#x27;m sure certain concepts were borrowed from Mach and implemented in Linux and the other way around.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mach_(kernel)#Mach_concepts" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mach_(kernel)#Mach_concepts</a><p>&gt; And if it adds so much value,<p>It isn&#x27;t that simple. There are tradeoffs made with every kernel design decision.