Re: Curiosity: Microkernel implemented in Guile ?

2022-06-24 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Ognen Duzlevski writes: > I considered embedding a scheme interpreter into a kernel for fun (!) > but even then (non-commercial interest), I only thought of kernels that > are actually used by others ;) There actually are people using the Hurd. Not many, but some. And with Guix, the hurd is jus

Re: Curiosity: Microkernel implemented in Guile ?

2022-06-24 Thread Nala Ginrut
Could elaborate on it? On Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 15:01 Jean Abou Samra wrote: > > > Let’s be honest: it wasn’t widened, but shifted. I don’t think today’s > Guile is a good fit for an extension language. > > Regards, > Jean > >

Re: Curiosity: Microkernel implemented in Guile ?

2022-06-24 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Jean Abou Samra writes: >> Le 24 juin 2022 à 03:13, Nala Ginrut a écrit : >> >> Agreed, Guile's design was widened. > Let’s be honest: it wasn’t widened, but shifted. I don’t think today’s Guile > is a good fit for an extension language. Why? Which change caused it to not be good as extens

Re: Curiosity: Microkernel implemented in Guile ?

2022-06-24 Thread Jean Abou Samra
> Le 24 juin 2022 à 03:13, Nala Ginrut a écrit : > > Agreed, Guile's design was widened. Let’s be honest: it wasn’t widened, but shifted. I don’t think today’s Guile is a good fit for an extension language. Regards, Jean > But I think we are talking about > different "low-level", for H