Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:31:13 +0100 From: Bert Kiers <bert@xs4all.net> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using FreeBSD to create a completely new OS Message-ID: <50C5ABE1.5030003@xs4all.net> In-Reply-To: <11212100902.AA17194@pluto.rain.com> References: <11212100902.AA17194@pluto.rain.com>
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On 12/10/12 10:02 AM, Perry Hutchison wrote: Hi, >> Forgot to mention this project vary well turn into my PhD thesis > > That's a rather different context than "personal hobby reasons". > > I was going to suggest this anyway, but for a dissertation project > I would _very strongly_ suggest that you thoroughly research Linus > Torvalds' experiences in implementing Linux, as well as any other > low-level OS implementation projects that you can find in the > literature (Multics, Unix, and OS/360 at least; Symbol 2R also > comes to mind). Much of what those earlier implementors learned Also Plan9 (http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/) and Amoeba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba_distributed_operating_system) Grtnx, -- Bert Kiers XS4ALL UNIX systeembeheerder, suspected terrorist 1984 was not meant as a manual
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