[FreeVMS] Developing FreeVMS

[Matthew S. Hamrick]

And in a related thread...

I've been investigating the L4 microkernel lately. (Here's a link to  
Wikipedia's page on the L4 family of microkernels... http:// 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L4_microkernel_family) Like microkernels of the  
past, L4 is indented to offer only the most basic services. Users  
requiring more functionality need to build on L4's base. For example,  
the "L4/Linux" community built a version of the Linux kernel that  
runs as an L4 process. The benefit here is that L4's "lightweight"  
nature makes it easier to support hard-real-time requirements. Then  
applications that need to use posix-style APIs call into the L4/Linux  
"kernel".

In the Amargosa project (which is sort of like a meta-debian for  
mobile devices) we're looking at using L4 so we can ensure hardware  
interrupt servicing and UI are responsive. I have fond memories of  
VMS from the 1980's, and would love to make a mobile phone that runs  
VMS on top of L4.

Is this the type of thing anyone else here is interested in?

-Cheers
-Matt H.

On Dec 12, 2006, at 9:24 AM, Vicious Spike wrote:

> Hi,
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>  This is my first post on this list. I wanted to know how can I get  
> started developing FreeVMS? I have worked on operating system  
> kernels previously,written my own and on different microkernel and  
> monolithic, but I want to work on this OS. I have heard good things  
> about VMS OS but never have used it. I know C/C++ and x86 Assembly.  
> I would really love to contribute to it but how can I get started?
>
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