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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: a07f3367d7,c32f496672c2e0c5 X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Received: by 10.68.222.167 with SMTP id qn7mr13727668pbc.1.1357876512138; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:55:12 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Path: s9ni100577pbb.0!nntp.google.com!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!border6.newsrouter.astraweb.com!news.astraweb.com!border5.a.newsrouter.astraweb.com!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nrc-news.nrc.ca!newsfeed.news.ucla.edu!news.snarked.org!us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!reality.xs3.de!news.jacob-sparre.dk!munin.jacob-sparre.dk!pnx.dk!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Linux distro for new server? Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 20:49:23 -0600 Organization: Jacob Sparre Andersen Research & Innovation Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: static-69-95-181-76.mad.choiceone.net X-Trace: munin.nbi.dk 1357613365 20496 69.95.181.76 (8 Jan 2013 02:49:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@jacob-sparre.dk NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 02:49:25 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Received-Bytes: 2834 Date: 2013-01-07T20:49:23-06:00 List-Id: "Jeffrey Carter" 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.