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Article #10627FSF work on a GNU OS
From: Michael I Bushnell
Date: Sun, 05 May 1991 23:37
Date: Sun, 05 May 1991 23:37
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The Free Software Foundation is beginning work on a GNU operating system built on top of the Mach 3.0 microkernel. There are three goals to this project worth noting: o Binary compatability with 4.4 BSD, and other U*x or U*xish systems on other hardware where appropriate, convenient, and consistent with the design; o Posix compliance (in combination with the GNU C Library and the GNU C Compiler); and o Ease of use as well as several new features and functionality. I am interested in constructive criticism on the interfaces, design, and implementation from experts in the field of OS research and design consistent with the above goals. Advice from seasoned U*x hackers is especially welcome. We have a mailing list for discussion. Currently there is little discussion on the group; the major contributors to the ideas behind the design all live in the Boston area at this point, and work has been done via face-to-face communication. I would like to open the field of discussion to a broader base, both to get wider dissemination of the ideas behind the current design, as well as to get a greater breadth of criticism. Periodic postings are currently made to the mailing list containing a snapshot of the interfaces used by the various pieces of the system. I would like to see discussion as well; perhaps we need a critical mass to get this. Interested individuals should send me email. I don't regularly read the newsgroups to which this message is posted. [U*x is an abbreviation for a well-known trademark of AT&T. :-)] -mib
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Newsgroups: comp.arch, comp.os.misc, comp.os.mach, comp.unix.wizards Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!mintaka!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!mib From: mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) Subject: FSF work on a GNU OS Message-ID: <MIB.91May5233725@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Sender: news@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu Organization: Free Software Foundation, Cambridge, MA Date: 5 May 91 23:37:25 Lines: 38