Any idea of what to call a new operating system? The other day the name Astronaut struck me. I'd want it to be small enough for one person but powerful enough to take him/her to outer space.
I wrote about making a new operating system a few days ago: http://nickmudge.info/?post=91
But.
I have seen this many times. People have their Great Idea. Like writing a whole new operating system. However, they do this by staring threads on the internets about how great their operating system will be. Without having actual goals (other than the vague ideas about what will make their system so great), doing their research on the topic or even having the necessary skills to start.
If you really intend to create a new operating system, then go for it. I'd be happy to see your next post in 3-6 months about the "New operating system I've been developing and published in <this> git repo. It has no name yet, and can boot only on <insert virtual machine>, and doesn't do too much even on that one. I also have plans to do <this> and <this> in the next months. Comments welcome."
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