RE: [ros-general] why folks

[Casper Hornstrup]

Same reason many companies don't bother to support Linux. Linux kernel-mode
APIs change very often and Linux APIs are usually not backwards compatible.
>  From kernel 2.6 you even need to compile your driver
> with the same compiler 
that is used to compile the kernel. So, if you want to
support two Linux
distributions which are compiled with different compilers, then you need to
distribute two binaries of your driver. If you want to support SMP
configuration (in addition to UP configuration), you need to distribute two
additional binaries.

Casper

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Enrico Weigelt
Sent: 15. februar 2004 16:31
To: ros-general(a)reactos.com
Subject: [ros-general] why folks


Hi folks,

a very general question:

why are you developing a completely new kernel instead of using an
existing one like linux or hurd and running reactos just as a 
subsystem, perhaps with some kernel improvements.

For example: linux brings very good memory management and filesystem.
If you want to use Xwindow, you can use a direct graphics backend 
for the UI. Console applications could run directly on stdio as
all unix console applications do.

Doing so lets you run the windows applications within a another
host operating system and integrating both together.

So what are the advantages of another own kernel against a subsystem
in another host operating system ?


cu
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