Re: Ada OS based on Minix3

[Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>]

Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org> writes:

> 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).

All the more reason to do something "new" and "interesting", rather than
cloning the posix "wheel".

Nothing wrong with taking inspiration from Minix/Tanenbaum,
but for a hobby project, why not try out some new ideas as well?

>... 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.

- Bob