Re: Linux distro for new server?

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

"Jeffrey Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> wrote in message 
news:kc9k0k$85i$1@dont-email.me...
> On 01/04/2013 09:59 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>>
>> (I actually considered creating a Janus/Ada version of Linux --  
>> especially
>> as I get requests for it periodically -- which would be relatively easily
>> done out of various parts previously built here
>
> That would be great. Who would think that an Ada OS "would be relatively 
> easily done"? Then, of course, you'd use it for your server.

I had the outline of such an OS *way* back in the day (when I was still a 
graduate student). It supported a file system and threading (would need to 
add sockets to that). The main problem that I see today is that it would be 
difficult to get device drivers (back then, I just rolled my own, they were 
easy enough to do with the floppy controllers of the CP/M days, and serial 
lines meant just programming a UART). Using device drivers for Linux would 
help, but then you'd have dragged in all of the problems of interfacing, so 
I'm not sure that you'd gain much in the end.

> (I realize you meant to say "a Janus/Ada version FOR Linux", which would 
> also be good, but I couldn't resist.)

Don't blame you for trying... :-)

I don't seem to have enough time to finish the things I've promised these 
days, so taking on new projects is virtually impossible. No matter how 
interesting...(an Ada OS for the Raspberry PI, perhaps?)

                                 Randy.