i want to create the simplest os possible. my question is, other than LFS, where can i download the tools necessary to create an os. i want something that's not too time consuming or too difficult!
2007-02-05 15:36:35 · 3 answers · asked by stultz_is 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It will help u:
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigops/roll_your_own/
http://linuxgazette.net/issue85/mahoney.html
2007-02-05 15:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by cool _ sim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very first thing you have to ask yourself is:
What is the goal of the "operating system" ?
What are its functional requirements? What h/w do you have to support? What do you mean by "simplest os"?
Or for that matter, what do you mean by "OS"? (I know this seems like a silly question, but really...what is an "OS"? Does it include interaction with a NIC? with a modem? with a joystick? does it include GUI? a browser? a shell? yada-yada-yada...)
LFS is not going to give you a "simple OS". The kernel is extremely advanced and very fully featured.
2007-02-05 16:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by RGB_Mars 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I once played around Puppy Linux, they were experimenting with customizer Live CD toolkit at the time.
2007-02-05 15:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋