JNode just released a new version, 1.6. Some of the new features are listed below:
Added CHARVA based application support. Charva is now fully supported. Try charva.awt.Tutorial for an example
Added workmanager for asynchronous execution of small pieces of work
Added device startup timeout detection
Implemented method inlining
Removed interpreter, all code is now compiled before being executed
Improved the garbage collection, it is now triggered after 75% of the free memory has been allocated
Finalization now works according to the specification
Moved build to Ant 1.6.0
Addition of initial jar support
Addition of read-only NTFS filesystem driver
Update the console management to work with named consoles instead of indexed consoles.
New shell command available to manage consoles.The command has the alias “console”
JNode 0.1.6 Released
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one of the most promising operation systems out there right now….keep up the great work guys….can’t wait to see whats next
I agree, is just that we have only 4-5 active developers. We neeed new developers ready to help creating the os of the feature. We have proved it can be done, now it the comunity that must show(by helping out) us if they think that JNOde could have a feature.
Very interesting stuff, I was wondering how all this pieced together though.
It appears like you’re using VMware to host this java operating system.
How are you interfacing with the boot loader and hardware? Are you
using JNI? And what JVM are you using as your basis for your Operating
System: sun reference, koffe?
I’m actually a developer on sourceforge as well, I could perhaps find
some extra cycles in my time, but I’d like to view more documentation
to see where this is going, thanks.
Too bad … it gets stuck after the <oom/> message appears. It’d be nice to try it using qemu, very convenient to work wth
I have browsed through the source code and I’m astonished at how much work has been done. There must be some “full-time” work being done, who pays for that? Is JNode a commercially funded open-source project?
Hi, We are using our own VM. All the work that has been done wasn’r payed by somone. We are 4-5 active developers that try to make this the feature Java OS. We are now working to create a HDD instalation for JNode in the hope that many people will come and join us in the feature. A lot of people say this is a great project and that is amazing stuff..but few come and contribute. WE NEED MORE PROGRAMMERS!!
Anybody succeed to make it run on Bochs or Plex86 ?
Anyway, this is just great ! Hope that lots of hardcore coders will join you.