Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Conduet Operating System - savannah.nongnu.org

[Rudy Gevaert]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.

On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 05:52:54PM -0500, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> 
> Ken Tossell <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: lgpl
> Other License: 
> Package: Conduet Operating System
> System name: conduet
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> Conduet is a new operating system designed to showcase new technologies, and 
> build upon the successes of its predecessors. It will sport a clean and 
> simple interface for home users, but keep enough power to satisfy more 
> experienced users. Conduet will be a true multitasking, threaded, multiuser 
> OS, supporting as many new technologies as possible. Compatibility is planned 
> for Linux applications, and that support may come to include Windows.

"Linux" is just a kernel of a more complex system
that we like to refer to as GNU/Linux, to emphasize
the ideals of the Free Software movement.


Would you mind changing occurences of Linux as OS
to GNU/Linux?

You can get more information at
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html


> 
> 
> Our technical specifications will change as we continue to discuss our future 
> and learn more about the needs of a usable OS. Within the core of the OS, we 
> plan a modular driver interface, with all hardware driver code being written 
> in an architecture-independent c++ environment. Our pluggable module 
> structure will keep kernel and memory sizes down, allowing Conduet to be a 
> viable alternative to proprietary operating systems on older hardware. The 
> storage system employed in Conduet will appear to the novice user as one big 
> file system, actually a virtual file system composed of multiple partitions 
> of different types. We will initially support Reiser, JFS, and ext3 file 
> systems, and others will be available as needed.
> 
> 
> All hardware communications from the kernel and applications will travel 
> through the HAL, or Hardware Abstraction Layer. It will translate the 
> abstract system calls used by applications into low-level assembly 
> instructions. The HAL will allow driver and interface development to be done 
> without regard to the host machine type, so 80x86 code, for example, can be 
> reused on ppc or ia64 processors with minimal modification.
> 
> 
> Simple distribution is a big goal for us, and we will work hard to limit the 
> knowledge a user needs to setup the system, something that keeps other open 
> source systems such as Linux and BSD lacking in popularity.

Note that Savannah supports projects of the Free Software
movement, not projects of the Open Source movement.
We are careful about ethical issues and insist on
producing software that is not dependent on proprietary
software.

While Open Source as defined by it's founders means 
Free Software, it's frequently misunderstood.
For more information, read
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html


> 
> 
> As Conduet is not tied down by legacy support requirements, such as ISA, many 
> of the newest computer innovations will be included. It is hoped that 
> features such as Advanced Audio processing, 3D Hardware processing with 
> integrated special effects processing, and even advanced text-to-speech 
> technology will be included in the OS.
> 
> 
> At this writing, we have completed the initial boot code for x86 systems, and 
> our kernel boots to a console screen. It has been tested on real hardware, 
> and in Bochs. We have preliminary namespaces designed, and we\'re beginning 
> to develop the base classes for devices.
> 
> 
> You may view our CVS tree at http://dev.linksos.org/lxr/source/ or via cvs 
> from :pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot/linksos module \'kernel\'
> 
> Other Software Required:
> Our software has no dependencies other than G++ and GNU AS.
> 
> Other Comments:
> 

Please register your project once more with the changes mentioned
above. The way we handle pending projects makes it difficult to keep
track of projects that have been answered but have not been approved
yet, so we erase them and we ask you to register the project again every
time some change has to be done to the registration, and users might
have to register their projects several times. Thank you for your
understanding.

Some users find it useful to use the big re-registration URL provided in
the acknowledgment e-mail you received after registration.

Regards,

Rudy