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 -- https://wiki.freebsd.org/DmitrySalychev
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