[openbeos] Re: Afternoon, all

  • From: "Robert Medeiros" <robert.medeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 18:30:28 EDT

Hey Marcus et al.,

>We really need to find out if there a any people here who actually can 
code a kernel and an OS.

I've got *theoretical* experience in kernel-land, having taking some 
courses on the subject at school, and written some small-to-moderate 
sized chunks of system code for school projects, but that doesn't 
exactly translate into "team lead" at this point. :) Especially since 
my interests are more in the graphics arena. I'd feel comfortable 
contributing to development in those areas, however, if work was 
needed.

OTOH, I've been thinking about the difficulties inherent in reverse-
engineering something like app_server, particularly given that we 
haven't reached consensus (is this *possible*?) as to how to proceed 
with the kernel (Mach, NewOS, ModulOS, from scratch, etc.). I'm 
thinking right now (and of course, all of this is contingent on what 
Palm decides to do) that it might be interesting to create an 
abstraction layer - an app_server that renders a virtual desktop into a 
BDirectWindow, say, so that the kinks can be worked out in user-land, 
and once things firm up as far as the kernel goes the two could be 
mated together. Just some early musing that I'd thought I'd share, but 
let me say now that I appreciate the efforts of those members of the 
community who are making the effort to contact Palm and to try and 
salvage something of the whole situation. I've filled out the survey at 
BeFAQs, and several other petitions, with a warm fuzzy feeling that 
things are finally progressing, one way or the other. Resolution is at 
hand; we're finally getting out of Limbo. :)

Take it easy,

Rob

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