I've built many basic kernels reading about 15% of the documentation and the examples. I'm not a genius either. I've modified sample kernels and booted them without any problem. And looking at the list's archive I've suceeded at building the BSD boot adapter which configure fails to configure on its own. So I don't understand what is your problem using OSKit, its documentation and the mailing list.
BTW once again in this discussion it must be said that OSKit is a set of tools for developing an operating system, not an OS itself so there is no abstract stuff in its documentation.
Regards
Ricardo
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Grimes [mailto:alangrimes@starpower.net]
Sent: Jueves, 07 de Junio de 2001 02:58 p.m.
To: oskit-users@fast.cs.utah.edu
Subject: Re: Sphere
Leigh Stoller:
> So, I went and dug up your first message to the oskit list, from 2
> years ago. I gather you have not learned much, or made much progress
> since then.
I've given more thought to this point and have concluded that the
problem lies in the obscenely outrageous usability deficits of UNIX. I
can't immagine how anyone could get anything done with it with a reading
retention rate of anything less than 90%... (Mine is 20% at best; My
strength is in understanding abstract stuff...)
If I had a set of charts (much better than the one provided on the site)
depicting the structure and intended use of OSkit, I could probably
begin to get a handle on it. Lacking that, the texts provided are not
sufficient for me to get anything useful done with it. =\
Your list ef example kernels lacks any indication as to how they are to
be compiled and tested... =\
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