I'm planning on having a computer that will have a barebones operating system that will access a web os. Would it be better to write my own operating system or have a stripped down version of linux to focus on creating the web os?
2007-10-06 04:46:24 · 4 answers · asked by Henry T 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Unless you know how to write your own kernel, I would stick to using a Linux kernel and running a light system on top of it to access the web OS.
2007-10-06 04:52:03 · answer #1 · answered by inclusive_disjunction 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many many flavors of linux. I wouldnt be surprised if there was already one for that. Maybe LeOS which is linux for embedding into gadgets such as watches and game consoles.
At least, one of the stripped down ones would be a good starting point.
Or maybe minix which is a super tiny unix based on a microkernel
2007-10-06 05:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with getting the linux sources and stripping it down to what you need rather than code a bootloader, memory manager, process manager, if you want a GUI a window and event manager... then writing the standard libraries for your developers..
If you want contact me I'd be willing to help some.
2007-10-06 05:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by R2_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should defiantly write your own OS. Without a doubt. Otherwise you will not get the feature mix that you want. Good idea you have there.
2007-10-08 15:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sp II Guzzi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋