From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 29 17:34:25 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 927D416A41C for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:34:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from danny280279@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay104-f27.bay104.hotmail.com [65.54.175.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 747E343D1F for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:34:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from danny280279@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:33:44 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.175.200 by by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:33:43 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.54.175.200] X-Originating-Email: [danny280279@hotmail.com] X-Sender: danny280279@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: From: "DANIEL hoggan" To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:33:43 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jun 2005 17:33:44.0312 (UTC) FILETIME=[B2B42780:01C57CD0] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:55:40 +0000 Subject: mach microkernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:34:25 -0000 I am using mach4 as my os for my project i just wanted to know, if mach uses a lot of bsd code to emulate unix funcionality, then would porting bsd code be a simple case of just dropping it in, or does it actually require some rewrite, i mean according to the mach4 page netbsd is capbable of just dropping in mach4 microkernel: http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/mach4/html/projects.html Easy-to-install Mach distribution: In order to attract more people from the Linux/BSD crowd, we really need someone to put together an easy-to-install Mach+Lites or (when it's mature enough) Mach+Hurd binary distribution. This distribution might be just an add-on supplement to an existing monolithic-kernel distribution, or it could be an entirely separate distribution with a whole new set of binaries. Of course, a simple add-on to an existing distribution is likely to be simpler and more popular, so we should try to go with that approach if at all possible. (Mach+Lites on the i386 is already pretty close to being a drop-in NetBSD kernel replacement.) _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/