Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 22:44:25 -0700 From: "Carlos C. Tapang" <ctapang@easystreet.com> To: "John Birrell" <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, "Greg Lehey" <grog@lemis.com> Cc: <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What would it take to build the FreeBSD kernel into Portable Executable (PE) format? Message-ID: <004901bdec35$62d17d40$0d787880@apex>
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Funny. Probably more than 90% of the x86 world runs Windows. FreeBSD is a very good system, but not even 1% of the machines worldwide run it. All I want to do is make what's good in FreeBSD more acceptable to 90% of the world. FreeBSD dressed up as Windows has a better chance of conquering the desktop than FreeBSD by itself. You probably do not want to target the desktop, but that's where the real battle is going on. Linux is not the enemy, the enemy is much bigger: Windows; and your only chance of even touching Windows is to look like it. --Carlos -----Original Message----- From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: jb@cimlogic.com.au <jb@cimlogic.com.au>; ctapang@easystreet.com <ctapang@easystreet.com>; chat@freebsd.org <chat@freebsd.org> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 7:39 PM Subject: Re: What would it take to build the FreeBSD kernel into Portable Executable (PE) format? >Greg Lehey wrote: >> >>> I thought it has decided that rewriting the FreeBSD kernel in Java was >> >>> the more portable solution. >> >> >> >> This is very much a matter of opinion. Some say that Java's day is >> >> past, and maybe we should use Perl, TCL or Guile. Despite the GPL, I >> >> tend to Guile, and was planning to migrate the LISP version in that >> >> direction. >> > >> > Just as long as the final code works on my microwave. >> >> The target machine is initially a Sunbeam TurboToaster 112S, and >> you'll be pleased to know that I'm supporting the breadbun option >> right from the first beta. I anticipate having microwave support a >> few months later. Given the current lack of standardization in >> microwaves, it's likely to be a bumpy path, but I'll do my best. The >> web browser support will probably cause particular headaches. Which >> model do you plan to use? > >Something that doesn't use gas. 8-) > >-- >John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ >CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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