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From: ian@sibyl.eleceng.ua.OZ (Ian Dall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.mach
Subject: Re: OS kernel sources
Message-ID: <884@sibyl.eleceng.ua.OZ>
Date: 11 Nov 90 12:11:31 GMT
References: <1990Nov5.215209.4489@pyro.ei.dupont.com>
Reply-To: ian@sibyl.OZ (Ian Dall)
Distribution: comp.os.mach
Organization: Engineering, Uni of Adelaide, Australia
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In article <1990Nov5.215209.4489@pyro.ei.dupont.com> stern@pyro.ei.dupont.com (Scott) writes:
-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). 

I'd like to ad my er "expression of interest". Well, the hardware
dependent bits for *one* configuration would be nice (as an example),
but I don't want AT&T code and I don't want to cause hassle with
distribution tapes, just something I can ftp..

-- 
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                       some people more severely than others.