Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-31 Thread Paul Wootton
On 05/25/13 06:44, Welcome, Traiano wrote: a) What kind of hardware (processor) would I use as a development platform, given the requirements of cheap, well documented, easily obtainable, easy to debug etc ... I believe the hardware platform chosen should satisfy the following requirements

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-25 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Jorge Alberto Garcia wrote: > > Hello Joshua, i think you should try XV6, i am pretty one person can > understand it to get a general yet down to the earth felling about a unix > like system; then try with Minix2 > > http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2012/xv6.html > > Tnx. > -J.A. Garcia Great to

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-25 Thread Julian H. Stacey
"Welcome, Traiano" wrote: > May I ask where you get the divine wisdom to know where I "would be better > working with" ? don't you think that would be best left up to me? etc ... elided As politeness fails: Waste your own time as you want. Don't waste FreeBSD people's time, asking advice how

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-25 Thread Ivan Voras
On 24/05/2013 18:57, Welcome, Traiano wrote: > You appear not to realize that to even begin working with one of the existing > projects, you'd best have a solid understanding of OSes to begin with, > which brings up an interesting catch -22 that goes something like: > > "You can't join the clu

RE: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Welcome, Traiano
Hi Wojciech > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-hack...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > hack...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Wojciech Puchar > Sent: 24 May 2013 22:33 > To: Welcome, Traiano > Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Writing a (BSD li

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Jorge Alberto Garcia
Hello Joshua, i think you should try XV6, i am pretty one person can understand it to get a general yet down to the earth felling about a unix like system; then try with Minix2 http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2012/xv6.html Tnx. -J.A. Garcia On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Joshua Isom wrote: >

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Joshua Isom
On 5/24/2013 1:33 PM, Brian Reichert wrote: On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:57:44PM +, Welcome, Traiano wrote: Hi Julian Thanks, any response is appreciated, here's mine: I typed into Google: "how to write an OS", and got lots of hits. Have you explored them? http://www.acm.uiuc.edu

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I've been read thousands of pages of FreeBSD and Linux Kernel source code and books on the internals of BSD and Linux over the years in attempt to develop a complete understanding of operating systems (or at least, UNIX like ones). However, I feel that I'm as mystified as to the finer details

RE: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Welcome, Traiano
freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:57:44PM +, Welcome, Traiano wrote: > > Hi Julian > > > > Thanks, any response is appreciated, here's mine: > > I typed into Google: &

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread OtacĂ­lio
eebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >>> hack...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Julian H. Stacey >>> Sent: 24 May 2013 15:39 >>> To: Welcome, Traiano >>> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org >>> Subject: Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch >

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Brian Reichert
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:57:44PM +, Welcome, Traiano wrote: > Hi Julian > > Thanks, any response is appreciated, here's mine: I typed into Google: "how to write an OS", and got lots of hits. Have you explored them? http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigops/roll_your_own/ http://mike

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Florent Peterschmitt
lcome, Traiano Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch "Welcome, Traiano" wrote: Hi All I've been read thousands of pages of FreeBSD and Linux Kernel source code and books on the internals of BSD and Linux over the years in

RE: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Welcome, Traiano
bsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch > > "Welcome, Traiano" wrote: > > Hi All > > I've been read thousands of pages of FreeBSD and Linux Kernel source > code and books on the internals of BSD and Linux over

Re: Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Julian H. Stacey
"Welcome, Traiano" wrote: > Hi All > I've been read thousands of pages of FreeBSD and Linux Kernel source code and > books on the internals of BSD and Linux over the years in attempt to develop > a complete understanding of operating systems (or at least, UNIX like ones). > However, I feel that

Writing a (BSD like) Operating Systems From Scratch

2013-05-24 Thread Welcome, Traiano
Hi All I've been read thousands of pages of FreeBSD and Linux Kernel source code and books on the internals of BSD and Linux over the years in attempt to develop a complete understanding of operating systems (or at least, UNIX like ones). However, I feel that I'm as mystified as to the finer de