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see too[0][1] for projects of a similar* vein, incl historical account. *yes, FreeBSD is specifically developed against Firecracker which is specifically avoid

by bch 6mo ago

see too[0][1] for projects of a similar* vein, incl historical account. *yes, FreeBSD is specifically developed against Firecracker which is specifically avoided w "Smol machines", but interesting nonetheless [0] https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD [1] https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline/freebsd-firecracker https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline/freebsd-fire...

binsquare 6mo ago
that was one of my inspirations but I don't think they went far enough in innovation. microvm space is still underserved.
- bch 6mo ago
  > that was one of my inspirations Colins FreeBSD work or Emiles NetBSD work?
  - binsquare 6mo ago
    netBSD, I love that focus on a minimal and simple, reproducible binaries. You'll see that philosophy in this project as well (i hope). freeBSD focuses on features, which is great too.