Old Forum messages

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david 12.19.2003

what non x86 cpus can osfree work on?

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Yuri Prokushev 12.20.2003

At the present time - only x86.

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hope powerepc will be next! 12.20.2003

l4 supports powerpc as mentioned above. Of course the time's too early to tell.

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nhaas 1.3.2004

how long will this take to build into a true O/S?

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Yuri Prokushev 1.5.2004

As fast as will be loadable on real hardware. Of course this depend on developers activity.

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mi 1.21.2004

any news???

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Yuri Prokushev 1.22.2004

We are comparing kernels to choose as osFree kernel base. Also REXX replacement
in progress (32-bit API works just fine, but with 16-bit API some small problems).
Major problem is lack of time ;(. Again, contributions are welcomed.

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mi 1.22.2004

thank you very much for the news!

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Sergey Posokhov 2.3.2004

My idea about kernels. ReactOS will be probably used by developers who will develop Windoze
after Uncle Billy. Today all ROS authors are situated in "USD currency zone" but several L4 and
Linux developers are in "Euro currency zone". They are available, we could meet them touring
Europe etc.

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Yuri Prokushev 2.4.2004

Problem is following: who will develop OS/2 personality for selected kernel? Answer is
limited number of developers. To be clear: 2-3 persons. And selecting code which requires
also develop device drivers, low-level kernel parts etc isn't good idea. So, kernel will be
selected to have minimal maintance from our team.