Thread: OS of Choice - Part II

I chose Linux, because the new Ubuntu beta is great.

I'm in XP now, because it seems that whenever I boot into Ubuntu, Windows forgets about my USB WLAN adapter - and it seems to corrupt the drivers when I reinstall, too.

Weird.

(I've got it installed on my primary NTFS partition, via Wubi)

I voted for Linux, Mac OS, and Other. Arch Linux for a desktop, Mac OS X for a laptop, and FreeBSD for a server.

i use vista on my laptop for non-engineering stuff ... and mostly linux on desktop when working with matlab, ansys ...

but i have to say i'm happy with vista ... so thats my vote

Linux would have to be my favorite, followed by my own custom created OS.

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

my own custom created OS.

And we're not talking LFS, I assume, since that would qualify as Linux. Please do elaborate.

OSX and Linux.

And we're not talking LFS

Right

Please do elaborate.

There really isn't much more to say. I'm building my own OS from scratch in C and assembly. Here's a link if you want more info: http://www.osdev.org/

Linux is nice.

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

Right

There really isn't much more to say. I'm building my own OS from scratch in C and assembly. Here's a link if you want more info: http://www.osdev.org/

That's pretty cool. I don't have enough time to check out the wiki right now, but what do you do for the kernel?

but what do you do for the kernel?

What do you mean?

Originally Posted by dsr

That's pretty cool. I don't have enough time to check out the wiki right now, but what do you do for the kernel?

He is building it from scratch using C and assembly, like he said

As in, he's writing his own kernel? I guess one would learn a lot about an OS's internals that way. It just kinda seems like reinventing the hubcap

Macro kernel or micro kernel?

As in, he's writing his own kernel?

yeah

It just kinda seems like reinventing the hubcap

Couldn't you say the same thing about Linux?

Macro kernel or micro kernel?

I'm going towards Micro

I voted Vista and Linux, as my main computer (a laptop) has a Vista and Ubuntu 7.10- dual boot setup.

Now if only I could access my NTFS partition from Ubuntu after Hibernating from Vista...

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

Couldn't you say the same thing about Linux?

In what regard? Do you mean creating your own Linux distro? If so, then yeah that would also be reinventing the wheel. I guess the main purpose in creating your own OS is to learn more about its internals. Anyway, did you name your OS?

One of the problems with this poll is that people who use more linux are more like (at least me) "I want everyone to know I use linux!" and thus more likely to answer such polls and view such threads. They are also more likely to check out the tech forum, as they are generally more tech like anyways. But yeah, ubuntu here. Can't wait till 8.04.

In what regard?

Well when Linux was first created there were already existing OSes so in essence creating an OS is similar to Linus creating Linux.

Anyway, did you name your OS?

Yeah, PyroS. If you want to take a peak at the source code here's a link to the latest version: http://www.usnet1.net/pyros/PyroS.0.1.0.tar.gz

Writing a kernel is fun. We wrote a simple OS in school to run on a motorola coldfire. Our "bsod" was a big ascii-art middle finger.

Here's my RSOD
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=100_1997.jpg

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

Yeah, PyroS. If you want to take a peak at the source code here's a link to the latest version: http://www.usnet1.net/pyros/PyroS.0.1.0.tar.gz

Thank you, I will

Ah the asm() command, I love that little thing Makes me feel like writing super fast code just thinking about it.

Originally Posted by wasup

One of the problems with this poll is that people who use more linux are more like (at least me) "I want everyone to know I use linux!" and thus more likely to answer such polls and view such threads. They are also more likely to check out the tech forum, as they are generally more tech like anyways. But yeah, ubuntu here. Can't wait till 8.04.

the last poll took several months to settle down
so give it time

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

Yeah, PyroS. If you want to take a peak at the source code here's a link to the latest version: http://www.usnet1.net/pyros/PyroS.0.1.0.tar.gz

Your Bresenham Algorithm looks incomplete, yours will only do lines with a positive slope. Do you not need the negative slope lines or would you like me to show you how?

I use Vista here