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Date:      Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:07:49 +0200
From:      Dmitry Salychev <dsl@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Nimbly2329 <hjlftdygaqf@use.startmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Project Proposal: An Standard Driver Virtual Machine
Message-ID:  <86ed8aalkh.fsf@peasant.bootbsd.com>
In-Reply-To: <171996207708.31.7910752540216367279@startmail.com>
References:  <171996207708.31.7910752540216367279@startmail.com>

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Nimbly2329 <hjlftdygaqf@use.startmail.com> writes:

> Motivation:
>
> In is not a obscure fact that driver development is the hardest part in both maintaining and creating an operating system, and
> that FreeBSD struggles to keep the pace with Linux and Windows. And is the the number one cause that there is no way of
> developing novel and viable operating systems.
>
> Plan:
>
> (1) We and maybe with the cooperation of another public source kernel/OS projects develop a Standard Driver Virtual
> Machine, (2) and then we manage to get it implemented in at least Linux, so that Linus et al. promote that all new drivers
> shall be written against the Standard Driver Virtual Machine. (3) Finally profit in little to no effort in porting drivers from Linux.

I wish we had more Spare Time Investment proposals instead of project
ones :)

Regards,
Dmitry

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