[openbeos] Re: Ok, let's start

  • From: "Andy Satori" <dru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 11:36:23 -0400

I'm all for the idea, but I'm not sure about the implementation.  First,
we need to establish small tightly focused teams and we need a couple of
talented but focused Project Managers to pull the information together,
and more importantly, disseminate it to the teams doing the work.

Your Kernel team is one part of a huge undertaking.  Bear in mind that
it took Be 11 years to get where it is, admittedly with a few stutter
starts here and there.

So the begs the question, do you start by having the kernel team tear
apart an existing BeOS installation, and work through a binary
compatable kernel replacement that the existing drivers and kits run on
top of, and then replace those as you can, or do you take a scratch
approach and spend the next 6-9 months getting enough of a foundation
running that you can even demo something?

Andy


> -----Original Message-----
> From: openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marcus Overhagen
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 8:29 PM
> To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [openbeos] Re: Ok, let's start
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 18 Aug 2001 11:15:31 AM, "Andy Satori" 
> <dru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >I think the biggest problem is that everyone is overlooking the 
> >greatest hurdle you face.  Hardware support.  Rewriting the 
> API layer 
> >only gets
> 
> >It's not an impossible task, but it's a major issue that needs to be 
> >addressed as part of your development project plan.
> 
> Yes, it is. On the other hand, if you have a open source kernel, you 
> can use and port Linux and freeBSD drivers without major 
> problems, or use any other GPLed source code you need. The 
> "there is a Linux driver, but we are legally not allowed to 
> use it" problem will go away.
> 
> And if you don't constantly break binary compatiblity, 
> perhaps hardware vendors might someday get interested in helping.
> 
> And if you release a binary only driver, you will have no 
> problem with signing a NDA the hardware vendor requires.
> (Ok, this didn't work well with BeOS, I know)
> 
> regards
> Marcus 
> 
> 


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