From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5bcf30769d6d9599 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-04 05:55:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ADA os talk (Innovate!) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:33:33 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9n2hmv$aav$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <20010826235613.1b22c8c2.tonygair@kissmyspam.blueyonder.co.uk> <3b920f02.1325866@news.cis.dfn.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 999606815 10591 136.170.200.133 (4 Sep 2001 12:33:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 4 Sep 2001 12:33:35 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12687 Date: 2001-09-04T12:33:35+00:00 List-Id: I would strongly suggest doing some kind of literature search and selecting someone's OS textbook as the basis for an Ada OS. If someone has thought through the theory and described an OS that meets the goals an Ada OS should have, then you've got your high level design done for you. Shoot to get a kernel up and running that can load and execute a program. Give the kernel some characteristics that are not available in most other kernels. (OO design? Realtime capability? incredibly direct support for Ada constructs such as tasks, protected types, etc?) If a unique kernel is built that offers something other kernels don't and is actually usable on some common platform then you've got something hobbyists can play with and will express an interest in enhancing. So long as you can say "The strategy is based on the book: 'OS's R Us' by Dr. John Doe & Dr. Richard Roe" then the volunteers who come to the project to add things will have some guidance as to where the project should go. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Dmitry A. Kazakov" wrote in message news:3b920f02.1325866@news.cis.dfn.de... > On Sun, 02 Sep 2001 07:26:17 GMT, "McDoobie" > wrote: > >Alot of people think in terms of Unix or Windows when they think of a > >Kernel. Why shouldn't one do something better. > > One should! Down with UNIX and Windows! Long live an OO Ada OS! >