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From: stern@pyro.ei.dupont.com (Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.os.mach
Subject: OS kernel sources
Summary: Is a "bare-bones" Mach kernel available?
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.215209.4489@pyro.ei.dupont.com>
Date: 5 Nov 90 21:52:09 GMT
Sender: Scott Sternloff
Followup-To: comp.os.mach
Distribution: comp.os.mach
Organization: DuPont Electronic Imaging
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A few weeks back, fsset@!bach.lerc.nasa.gov (Scott Townsend) wrote:
> What is necessary to get the 'bare' kernel and port it to your own hardware
> with your own system call interface (which might look like POSIX ;-)?

[Description of desire for a bare-bones kernel deleted]

> So, I don't need hardware manufacturer code license, I'll write the
> hardware interface code.  I don't need *NIX server code (though it would be
> nice & I'll probably support 'vanilla' I/O stuff)  I would like to have

[more stuff deleted]

> I'm posting since I suspect I'm not the only one in this situation, I hope
> it isn't considered a waste.

My situation is similar to Scott's. I have been watching this news group for
answers to his questions, and so far I've seen no responses (or maybe I
just dozed off for a bit). So, to re-iterate:

Is it possible to get some kind of source (minus the completely hardware
specific parts) to a Mach kernel for use in creating an operating 
system on a new hardware platform???? Just the bare bones - no 
proprietary/licenseable/costly/screwed-up system call interface, no 
monstrous pile of UNIX utilities, programs, and network software, 
NUTHIN' but the Plain Jane Vanilla Mach kernel (if such exists in any
form). 

                         Many Thanks in Advance,
                              -- Scott Sternloff 
                                 (stern@pyro.ei.dupont.com)