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tak
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Linux will probably never support anything...
#9458201 - 12/18/08 07:32 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just something I come across thought I would share.
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From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: What would you like to see most in minix? Summary: small poll for my new operating system Message-ID: <1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava. Helsinki.FI> Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT Organization: University of Helsinki Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things). I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40),and things seem to work.This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, andI'd like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi) PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: tak]
#9458508 - 12/18/08 08:22 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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haha thats great
pig and dan also own
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: sherm]
#9465400 - 12/20/08 01:55 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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I may have misread but it seems like the guy took linux source files, rebuilt it himself and asked people to test it out, then report back to him with errors.
I think hes saying his OS, minix, wont support anything, rather than linux.
I don't know much about linux though so......I don't know.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: Idiot]
#9465665 - 12/20/08 04:34 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes, you totally misread it. The author is the guy who created Linux. That usenet post is the first time his new operating system was ever discussed - have a look at the date
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: zouden]
#9465683 - 12/20/08 04:48 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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I didn't notice the date. That's crazy. From what I've heard Linux can run anything windows or mac can. But I guess that's just using emulators. Linux itself can't support shit, I guess.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: Idiot]
#9466202 - 12/20/08 10:03 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Idiot said: I didn't notice the date. That's crazy. From what I've heard Linux can run anything windows or mac can. But I guess that's just using emulators. Linux itself can't support shit, I guess.
linux itself can do damn near anything, if not anything with just a little more know how, that windows and mac can do natively, without having to emulate.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: tak]
#9469170 - 12/20/08 08:16 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's from 1991, they obviously support many filesystems, cards and programs now.
How biased.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: Prof. Astro]
#9469347 - 12/20/08 08:59 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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tak
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: zouden]
#9469490 - 12/20/08 09:33 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm glad atleast a couple of you got it :]
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: Prof. Astro]
#9469591 - 12/20/08 09:55 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Amberica said: It's from 1991, they obviously support many filesystems, cards and programs now.
How biased.
lmao, that is written by the CREATOR of linux, known as Linus (hence the name of the OS) Torvolds...He is saying he is starting work on creating linux, and though it will never take off, it will be a fun little project for him, and is asking for suggestions.
come on people...this is the sci tech forum, this should be well known in here, and if its not, this post should edify you.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: supra]
#9470609 - 12/21/08 01:21 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's clear from that usenet posting that Linus Torvalds is biased against Linux and we shouldn't take him seriously.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: Idiot]
#9471258 - 12/21/08 04:55 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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Idiot said: I may have misread but it seems like the guy took linux source files, rebuilt it himself and asked people to test it out, then report back to him with errors.
I think hes saying his OS, minix, wont support anything, rather than linux.
I don't know much about linux though so......I don't know.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: zouden]
#9471260 - 12/21/08 04:56 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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linux is totally only fer nerdz that can't use windows
cuz they're n00bzzz
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: tak]
#9471648 - 12/21/08 08:17 AM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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that's great.
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Re: Linux will probably never support anything... [Re: maggotz]
#9472410 - 12/21/08 12:00 PM (15 years, 3 months ago) |
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FWIW, I adopted my current screen name in 1996 because I honestly believed nobody would ever know what it was. Now, people wonder why in god's name I'm named after an extremely popular OS.
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