Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 6th Nov 2002 00:19 UTC
Yeah, I might be just re-inventing the wheel here, who knows? But I had this (original? I doubt it) idea a few months ago and I was meant to write about it for some time now. So, my idea is about creating a new operating system that is like none of the current ones. It would be so different, that porting applications from other "traditional" systems wouldn't be possible. But the gains would be much more important of what we would lose by implementing a brand new new system.
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<IMHO>
I like the concept, but I (to join the masses not meaning to piss you off, but because I truly believe this) don't see why this cannot evolve from another OS or even multiple OSes.
Most fully modern OSes seem to be heading in this direction. I am not talking Windows, MacOS, or Linux. Those OSes are all rooted in the monolithic approach.
OSBOS, QNX, and MorphOS are some examples of modern OSes that seem to be evolving into what you are talking about. These OSes, IMHO, seem to take care of most of the buzzword compliance and the modular interface is already implemented to some degree. And they all get rid of the silt you seek to get rid of and at the same time make it easier to totally rewrite major chunks of the architecture (not that this would be an easy task anyway you slice it, but easier than say starting again totally from scratch).
An evolutionary path may be much better for this type of computing paradigm. Most of the stuff you mention is fully (or near fully) supported (supported but not yet implemented in some cases) by the modern OSes. This may not come about via the revolution you envisioned in your article, but current trends in current OSes seem to be heading this way.
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