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Show HN: Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux

7 points by roschdal 3y ago

znpy 3y ago
The entirety of https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md : Ikkekernel changes ================== List of changes between Linux and Ikkekernel: * TODO count me skeptical
- roschdal 3y ago
  The project has just started and the goals are defined. I have setup the GitHub project, successfully compiled and installed the kernel, and posted to Hacker News. Do you have ideas or suggestions for this fine Linux fork?
  - kzrdude 3y ago
    Do many tools fail if you boot with a kernel that doesn't have "linux" in its name?
    - roschdal 3y ago
      Part of this Linux-fork project is finding a solution to this edge-case problem.
  - znpy 3y ago
    Yes: first the changes, then the publishing
    - roschdal 3y ago
      Which changes do you suggest? This is the ideas-gathering and initial design thinking phase of the project. The CHANGES document now has some real changes and future work ideas also: https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md And I forked Firefox, since I am planning to compare these two ideas to find which one is most likely to succeed: https://github.com/ikkje/ikkefox https://github.com/ikkje/ikkefox
  - KomoD 3y ago
    So you've done nothing and decided to post on HN anyway?
    - roschdal 3y ago
      Asking for feedback from users early, and by now many ideas have been collected, and the fork on Github is building with CI and working well. I am now creating an automated development environment using Docker and Vagrant.
phendrenad2 3y ago
Interesting project, I wish you luck. We do need forks of Linux, because the one-size-fits-all codebase model is starting to show its limits. But most people are stuck with mainline, because there are so many security patches to keep up with.
nektro 3y ago
> because we need a Linux fork actually we don't
pacmanche 3y ago
Is this a play on not-linux?
Endy 3y ago
If you can do something to implement anything from ReactOS, so that a user can natively execute Windows/DOS software alongside *nix, it would be something of value.

7 points by roschdal 3y ago

znpy 3y ago

The entirety of https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md : Ikkekernel changes ================== List of changes between Linux and Ikkekernel: * TODO count me skeptical

roschdal 3y ago
The project has just started and the goals are defined. I have setup the GitHub project, successfully compiled and installed the kernel, and posted to Hacker News. Do you have ideas or suggestions for this fine Linux fork?
- kzrdude 3y ago
  Do many tools fail if you boot with a kernel that doesn't have "linux" in its name?
  - roschdal 3y ago
    Part of this Linux-fork project is finding a solution to this edge-case problem.
- znpy 3y ago
  Yes: first the changes, then the publishing
  - roschdal 3y ago
    Which changes do you suggest? This is the ideas-gathering and initial design thinking phase of the project. The CHANGES document now has some real changes and future work ideas also: https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md https://github.com/ikkje/ikkekernel/blob/main/CHANGES.md And I forked Firefox, since I am planning to compare these two ideas to find which one is most likely to succeed: https://github.com/ikkje/ikkefox https://github.com/ikkje/ikkefox
- KomoD 3y ago
  So you've done nothing and decided to post on HN anyway?
  - roschdal 3y ago
    Asking for feedback from users early, and by now many ideas have been collected, and the fork on Github is building with CI and working well. I am now creating an automated development environment using Docker and Vagrant.

phendrenad2 3y ago

Interesting project, I wish you luck. We do need forks of Linux, because the one-size-fits-all codebase model is starting to show its limits. But most people are stuck with mainline, because there are so many security patches to keep up with.

nektro 3y ago

> because we need a Linux fork actually we don't

pacmanche 3y ago

Is this a play on not-linux?

Endy 3y ago

If you can do something to implement anything from ReactOS, so that a user can natively execute Windows/DOS software alongside *nix, it would be something of value.