Re: Ada OS based on Minix3

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

Ivan and Dmitry, you are discussing the viability of an operating
system written in Ada but, I think, you are missing the OP's point.
Cedric does not seem to care whether there is a market opportunity or
what breakthrough technology he might want to introduce; he wants to
learn kernel design (from Tanenbaum) and Ada (from various books and
us). Yes, he would be reinventing the wheel. But in this process he
could become a master wheel-builder just like one Linus Torvalds
before him. Sometimes, "reinventing" is precisely the goal. If nobody
ever "reinvented", then nobody would learn to "invent" new things.

So, Cedric, I encourage you to pursue this idea of yours. Lovelace is
still small enough to be comprehensible by a single person, so, if you
would like to work with other people and receive feedback, joining
forces with Xavier Grave on this project is a good idea.

--
Ludovic Brenta.