leeveson Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 How do I go about making an OS? What kind of components are in an OS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Knight' Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 forget it man,the today's linux is designed by 20000 sites,how could just a single person do a very good OS?anyway,linux is other category,thus it's very less technologically advanced than windows and mac it''s very stable,because of it's simple code,but it is quite hard finding an overall compatibility stability doesen't means that is good :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Miran Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Linux isn't an OS. Linux is a kernel. The OS is the Linux kernel + GNU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The_Decryptor Veteran Posted October 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted October 6, 2004 it''s very stable,because of it's simple code,but it is quite hard finding an overall compatibility WTF are you on, crack? How do you define simple code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Toxicfume Veteran Posted October 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted October 6, 2004 What is wrong with most of you here? By saying OS, he doesn't necessarily mean anything nearly as advanced as Windows, OSX or Linux, etc. A program could be a pretty basic system that does a few things, and still be called an , definitively, an OS. Like someone here said he wrote an OS once in 40 lines. Well I would suggest that OS: Design and Implementation book someone recommended on the first page. I don't have any specific recommendation as I have never attempted to write an OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kronik Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Why do you guys keep saying that making a OS is that hard? It all depends on what you're making the OS for ;)If you're making one for PC, yes it will take you a LONG time. But lets just say you're making one for your TI 83+ calculator.. that's probably a lot easier then making one for PCs... (don't get me wrong, I can't code a single line :D) Agreed, an OS can be as easy as 40 lines as mentioned before. sheesh! relax ppl good luck to ya keep it simple or you will become suicidal. :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redestium Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 What is wrong with most of you here? By saying OS, he doesn't necessarily mean anything nearly as advanced as Windows, OSX or Linux, etc. A program could be a pretty basic system that does a few things, and still be called an , definitively, an OS. Like someone here said he wrote an OS once in 40 lines. Well I would suggest that OS: Design and Implementation book someone recommended on the first page. I don't have any specific recommendation as I have never attempted to write an OS. Yeah no kidding. :no: I guess there IS a point to having OS design courses in college you can take. Imagine that! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 azcodemonkey Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Here are some picks by OS News for OS dev resources. Check out the forums there, too. It may give you some insight into what's happening in OS design/development, and what projects are around that you can look at. There's even a forum for OS Development http://www.osnews.com/resources.php http://www.osnews.com/phorum/index.php?f=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Amnesia Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 exactly what I was saying toxic. people just start to think of longhorn or a high-end competing OS." It's just a question that he wanted to have a simple answer for. Not a "dont do it" response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PureEdit Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 http://www.linuxgazette.com/local/remap.ph...ishnakumar.html did it once and got it to work :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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