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From: jxf@castor.cis.ksu.edu (Jerry Frain)
Newsgroups: comp.os.mach
Subject: Re: OS kernel sources
Message-ID: <1990Nov12.155727.6568@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
Date: 12 Nov 90 15:57:27 GMT
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In article <884@sibyl.eleceng.ua.OZ>, ian@sibyl.eleceng.ua.OZ (Ian Dall) writes:
> In article <1990Nov5.215209.4489@pyro.ei.dupont.com> stern@pyro.ei.dupont.com (Scott) writes:

[ ... ]

>> 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..

I, also, would like to add my support for the distribution of Mach
kernel as described above.

Any information on whether this can/will be done in the (relatively)
near future?

  --Jerry

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