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   mutazilah@gmail.com to Dan Cross   
   Re: 32 on 64   
   21 Mar 23 05:55:06   
   
   From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 8:12:09 PM UTC+8, Dan Cross wrote:   
   > In article ,    
   > muta...@gmail.com  wrote:    
   > >[snip]   
   > >My definition is - manage memory, manage disk and    
   > >launch executables and provide an API for those    
   > >executables.    
   > >    
   > >PDOS does all that.   
      
   > It's fine to have your own toy hobby OS.    
   >    
   > It sure seems like you're imposing a lot of constraints on    
   > yourself in doing so, but if you find that fun, or even just    
   > intellectually interesting, then who is to judge? A DOS clone    
   > is not my cup of tea, but have at it.    
      
   If you need public domain code for any reason, you don't   
   have a lot of choice.   
      
   I'm basically restarting (or perhaps - creating a parallel)   
   computer industry, with a public domain base.   
      
   No-one is going to own something so fundamentally   
   important as the operating system.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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