I can totally understand why this is a constant source of fascination for programmers. It's a one possible answer to the question "What would I do if I was stra

I can totally understand why this is a constant source of fascination for programmers. It's a one possible answer to the question "What would I do if I was stranded on a deserted island with a working computer but no OS?". We use all this software developed by other people, and many of us wonder how much of that we could make ourselves, given enough time.