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["Cristian Iorga" <iorgac@xxxxxxxxx>]

    I have some suggestions:
        1. Couldn't be OpenBeOS developed for the embedded market also? I know 
that it's something hard to do without the specific hardware to test it on, but 
right now I have a project to work for, and I need a embedded version of BeOS 
(I know that it exist and it's called BeIA, but officially BeIA is dead). So 
what I'm proposing here it's to have two versions of OpenBeOS:
            A. Desktop version
            B. Embedded version
            The embedded version will be a stripped-down version of OBOS, with 
support for specific hardware. But in order to be possible to do a Emb version, 
OBOS must be made with this in mind. I think that a very good modularity would 
help a lot. A very customizable installation for the Desktop OBOS would be very 
much appreciated.
        2. How about the multiplatform support? If OBOS is designed from the 
beginning with this in mind, could be easily ported to a platform. A mean, look 
at NetBSD... It exists for 21 platforms, even for obsolete hardware and they 
say that it is a viable solution even for the embedded market. The code of 
NetBSD could be a source of inspiration, right? Just take a look at their goals 
and the philosophy behind the system (in case you didn't do it already ;-) 
).... www.netbsd.org

    Well, that would be all for now..

    Some question for the kernel guys: for what platforms has been designed 
OBOS until now?
                                                        What are the tools 
used? (the compiler, debugger, boot-loader, etc...)