Just one question: how do I sign-up to be a developer? > openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [openbeos] Re: Operating System Source Request > "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 12:36:14 > -0400 >Reply-To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Two new birds with one stone! :-) > >Welcome, both of you. >Rather than taking a "start at ground zero and everybody pile on to the same >task" approach, we are trying something different. >Basically, it works like this: > >The kernel group is the only group that gets concerned about NewOS. Everyone >else forgets about it and builds their servers/kits under BeOS as it exists >today. >Just use a different name (say, print_server2, or libgamekit2.so, for >example). You can test with it day and night on a standard Be R5 release. >You don't have to depend on/worry about what the Kernel group is doing. That >way, everyone can make progress without worrying about one small aspect that >will be a while, anyway. Plus, you have the whole rest of BeOS to test with. >You can use a complete Interface kit before there is an Open one. You can code >knowing that the kernel is stable. Etc. > >Then, as pieces start to come together, we can test with each other's pieces >parts and it should be much easier. > >Of course, if you want to be part of the kernel group, that is another story. >But there are many kits, no kit is better or worse than any other. Some need >more help than others. >Goto our web site (www.obedn.com) and sign up! :-) > >And welcome aboard. > >PS - Phyte - could you put this in the FAQs? Thanks! > > >>Oh, yeah. I downloaded the NewOs kernel source as well to look it over. Have >>you guys added anything to it? I don't know much about kernel-level coding, >>but I'm sure I'd be some help elsewhere. I've run NewOS on my computer, and >>it runs fine (with both my processors!). >> >> >>> "p willis" <p.willis@xxxxxxxxx> <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [openbeos] >>> Operating System Source RequestDate: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:25:31 -0700 >>>Reply-To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>>Hello Everyone, >>> >>>I just subscribed to the email list. (Oh, NO! Not *him*...!) >>> >>>I downloaded the source for NewOS and was looking it over. >>>I was wondering whether there was anything different in the >>>the floppy image vs. the most current source code....? >>> >>>I notice a thread_test() routine called in main2() and wondered if this >>>is active in the floppy image. I didn't see any messages but perhaps >>>my hardware is antiquated. >>> >>>I guess I'm wondering 'where are you at and how can I help' ? >>> >>>Are you implementing anything like XFS for a journaling file system? >>>I have the docs for that and a spare HD. >>>I am also big on memory management and hardware drivers >>>(paging directories, page tables, page table entries...etc.) >>>Does the memory management need to be changed for BeOS? >>>Demand paged virtual....maybe? I have LRU code around here >>>somewhere. >>> >>>Let me know what you want done. >>> >>>Peter >> >>------------------------------------------------------------ >>Free, BeOS-friendly email accounts: http://BeMail.org/ >>BeOS News and Community: http://www.BeGroovy.com/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ Free, BeOS-friendly email accounts: http://BeMail.org/ BeOS News and Community: http://www.BeGroovy.com/