Linked by Emmanuel Marty on Thu 2nd Sep 2004 07:36 UTC
As a programmer and manager of embedded software products for a living, I think that operating system programming is so much fun that it will eventually be outlawed. I've previously published two articles on OSNews, So, you want to write
an operating system and Climbing
the kernel mountain, and tried to summarize my experience in designing operating system kernels as well as technical traps that can be easily avoided.
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Linus didn't have the luxury many of us have today when he was developing Linux. Developing a kernel approximately a decade ago is quite different from writing one now.
Linus' excuse for reinventing the wheel is valid. He couldn't find any free kernel to play with. He decided to clone one with available public documentation and by trial and error.