manwar

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   by manwar 8y ago

   The term is contextual in kernel development, ISA dependent kernel would be designed around the architecture (for example, ToaruOS, a great OS and one of my inspirations, is designed around x86, working closely to the architecture, which ha
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   by manwar 8y ago

   I love stargazing, and I can name every constellation in the northern sky hemisphere, Aquila looks awesome (and OrionOS would have sounded weird :"D)
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   by manwar 8y ago

   I do agree that it's a stretch to claim that it's ISA independent without much proof to show it. However, I have reviewed many architectures while designing it and made sure (up to my skill of course) that the design would fit as
4. 4.▲
   by manwar 8y ago

   Learning how things work under the hood is also an important factor, but mainly for cool factor, yes :"D
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   by manwar 8y ago

   ISA transparent means that the kernel parts are completely independent of CPU architecture, you still need (minimal) architecture dependent code but it is isolated in "arch/" directory in the kernel source. This is mainly to