In The Last Episode Completing The Foundation Replacing /etc – Designing a Real Registry Drivers Without the Baggage Rethinking Boot – The Init System That Deserves This Stack Conclusion More In This Series
In The Last Episode I kicked off this journey with a simple realization: I need a workstation OS that doesn’t suck. More than that—I need one that actually works for me. I laid out the problem: most OS options out there are either too bloated, too fragile, or just don’t align with how I want…
The Problem For open source and hobby operating systems, getting a handle on device support can be a significant barrier to gaining enough traction to sustain the project. From the start, there’s already an enormous amount of devices of all categories that need support. In most cases, projects tend to not have enough developers to…
The General Problem From my perspective, one of the most difficult tasks for OS developers is maintaining current hardware support. New hardware seems to come out almost every quarter, rendering current hardware obsolete almost as soon as it’s purchased. It’s plainly obvious that new operating systems don’t have much of a chance of ever staying…
