Ask HN: Minix 3 in go? to do or not do? 2 points by pvsukale1 10y ago ↗ HN I am thinking of writing MINIX 3 in go. Is this idiotic or will be great?
[–] dalke 10y ago ↗ Sure. Why not?It's idiotic if you think you by doing so you can replace MS Windows on everyone's desktops within 15 years.It's great if you think it will give you an understanding of how to write a operating system. [–] pvsukale1 10y ago ↗ Yeah thanx .I am not doing it for the first Part though. I am just doing it for sake of understanding. [–] dalke 10y ago ↗ You might want to start with something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv6 , which is more designed for educational purposes. MINIX3, unlike its predecessors, was not design with that as a goal. [–] pvsukale1 10y ago ↗ thanx for the link
[–] pvsukale1 10y ago ↗ Yeah thanx .I am not doing it for the first Part though. I am just doing it for sake of understanding. [–] dalke 10y ago ↗ You might want to start with something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv6 , which is more designed for educational purposes. MINIX3, unlike its predecessors, was not design with that as a goal. [–] pvsukale1 10y ago ↗ thanx for the link
[–] dalke 10y ago ↗ You might want to start with something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv6 , which is more designed for educational purposes. MINIX3, unlike its predecessors, was not design with that as a goal. [–] pvsukale1 10y ago ↗ thanx for the link
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[ 1.1 ms ] story [ 10.8 ms ] threadIt's idiotic if you think you by doing so you can replace MS Windows on everyone's desktops within 15 years.
It's great if you think it will give you an understanding of how to write a operating system.