From: nowhere@never.at   
      
   On 21/03/2023 13:55, 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.   
      
   really an API? So your "OS" provide a GUI, hotkeys, mouse-config,   
   IRQ-redirection/hooking, RTCL alarm setup, printer(s), sound and net ???   
      
   >> 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.   
      
   big dreams often end in a wet bed :)   
      
   > No-one is going to own something so fundamentally   
   > important as the operating system.   
      
   now I still own mine. and even >200 times delivered to paying clients as   
   part of a hard&software deal, it was/is not for sale.   
   And if I'd consider to put it as free in public domain nobody could use   
   it because it was written for the specific hardware it was delivered on.   
   __   
   wolfgang   
      
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