I'd like to give it a spin but not sure I want to build this from source. Would be nice to include a downloadable boot image (let me know if there is one I couldn't find).
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#162Does it run on 386SX with 2MB of RAM?
Apart from lack of coo-processor (which I understand), I do not understand why nearly ALL modern operating systems(Including Linux since 2.4 I believe) are hard-coding the kernel to not boot under 4/8 MB of RAM, even if it could in theory.
Why there is hard-limit of 4, 8, 64 MB of RAM in many kernels of various operating systems?
Is it fail safe "just to be safe" or because there some internal routines, vector tables that REALLY requires 4MB ram to work?[memory partitions/blocks ?!]
I asked the same question here:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26979499 [Why Linux requires 4MB of RAM no matter of kernel size?]
Re: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
#163What is the use-case for SerenityOS?
Re: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
#164I'd like to give it a spin but not sure I want to build this from source. Would be nice to include a downloadable boot image (let me know if there is one I couldn't find).
Not official, I gather from:
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documenta...
> Whilst it is possible to run Serenity on physical x86-compatible hardware, it is not yet ready to be used by non-technical users who aren't prepared to report bugs or assist with its development. For this reason, there are currently no pre-built install images so a bare-metal installation requires that you build an installation image from source.
Ed: there's also the FAQ: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documenta...
> Where are the ISO images?
> There are no ISO images. This project does not cater to non-technical users.
And I also found the reason for it being 32 bit, which feels rather quaint..
> Why is the system 32-bit?
> That's what Andreas was most familiar with when starting out. There's some interest in supporting 64-bit systems and that will eventually happen, but it's just another feature.
Re: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
#165Looks like the main relevant past threads are: SerenityOS: Writing a Full Chain Exploit - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26115141 - Feb 2021 (9 comments) Introduction to SerenityOS Programming - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22479132 - March 2020 (43 comments) Pledge() and Unveil() in SerenityOS - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22116914 - Jan 2020 (28 comments) SerenityOS: From Zero to HTML in a Ye…
Pledge() and Unveil() in SerenityOS got me obsessed with using those syscalls in my software and moving my server to OpenBSD. Who knows, maybe soon I'll be able to host them on Serenity!
Re: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
#166Hey Andreas,
I just watched a couple of your video on participating in Open Source - like https://youtu.be/GU_ISkNml-A - and just read a ton of really nice things about you below and read your story.
And honestly I really have no idea how SerenityOS would relate to me or my company – but I do know that everything under the hood of our hosting and our clouds is Open Source.
So for sure I can say for just being an Open Source champion and an all around nice guy, for the next year at least, count on me personally at $100 a month (just did it in Github) and my company InMotion Hosting for another $100 month (just did it on Patreon).
Open Source constantly struggles with needing super talented professional but also struggles on how to make sure they make a good living. I know $200/mo isn't a lot when it comes to life, but hopefully it helps you know others out here believe in this kind of work and taking this kind of chance!
Re: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
#167I'd like to give it a spin but not sure I want to build this from source. Would be nice to include a downloadable boot image (let me know if there is one I couldn't find).
Not official, I gather from: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documenta... > Whilst it is possible to run Serenity on physical x86-compatible hardware, it is not yet ready to be used by non-technical users who aren't prepared to report bugs or assist with its development. For this reason, there are currently no pre-built install images so a bare-metal installation requires that you build an installa…
Sure, I'm not a non-technical user but I feel like setting up a build environment and building from scratch is more than the time investment I'm willing to make to evaluate this project.
Just want a disk image to plop in Qemu or VirtualBox or Hyper-V to see what this feels like before I delve in the code.
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#168Windows NT/9x/2000 represented the high point for aesthetics. Light grey, rectilinear, clear delineation, all contributed to being easy on the eye and functional. Glad to see it make a comeback.
Configuring the Windows desktop to look like Windows NT makes me feel 20 years younger!
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#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
Windows did have color accents, like the dark blue selection, it's just a bit muted and stale by modern standards. It's a good idea to keep the chrome be chrome-like so color can be reserved for meaningful elements (like red for warning, green for safe, blue for selection etc.). Notice that although end-user apps are all colorful and fancy these days, that most pro apps have remained very conservative, erring to ligh…
Except programming apps and IDE’s?
These use color syntactically.
Re: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
#170Hey Andreas, I just watched a couple of your video on participating in Open Source - like https://youtu.be/GU_ISkNml-A - and just read a ton of really nice things about you below and read your story. And honestly I really have no idea how SerenityOS would relate to me or my company – but I do know that everything under the hood of our hosting and our clouds is Open Source. So for sure I can say for just being an Open…
What an inspiring post and response...
One of the few times lately I've woken up, looked at the internet and felt good about being a human being.