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task #3642: Submission of HostiliX

Submitter:  Rafał K. <mily>
Submitted:  Sun 16 Jan 2005 03:54:50 PM UTC
   
 
Should Start On:  Wed 26 Jan 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC Should be Finished on:  Wed 26 Jan 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC
Category:  Project Approval Priority:  * 5 - Normal
Status:  Cancelled Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  Beuc Open/Closed:  Closed
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Wed 02 Feb 2005 09:46:39 AM UTC, comment #2: 

Hi,

I am waiting for an answer from you.

If within one week I still do not get a reply, I will remove your project. You will still be able to register it again once you have the time to deal with the registration issues.

Sylvain Beucler <Beuc>
Wed 26 Jan 2005 04:35:17 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Hello, apologizes for the delay.

Can you include a (temporary) URL pointing to the source code, or
upload it in this tracker. If you are concerned with privacy, however,
you can forward the code to me by email (beuc@gnu.org).

We wish to review your source code, even if it is not functional, to
catch potential legal issues early. 

For example, to release your program properly under the GPL you must
include a copyright notice and permission-to-copy statements at the
beginning of every file of source code.  This is explained in
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.  Our review would help
catch potential omissions such as these.

Sylvain Beucler <Beuc>
Sun 16 Jan 2005 03:54:50 PM UTC, original submission:  


Site Admin. Approval/Edition URL:
 <https://savannah.gnu.org/admin/groupedit.php?group_id=7229>


###### ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DETAILS ######

System Group Name:
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  hostilix


Full Name:
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  HostiliX


Type:
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  GNU


License:
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  GNU General Public License V2 or later


Other License:
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Description:
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  HostiliX is an free effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Windows NT/2000 drivers and applications.

Future compatibility: The HostiliX project although currently focused on Windows NT/2000 compatibility, is always keeping an HostiliX eye towards combinations with future Windows releases, that is, Windows XP, Windows .NET & Longhorn XP. Supporting other System Applications: The Windows NT architecture allows for subsystems, as does the HostiliX architecture. A subsystem is an implementation of the API's of another operating systems allowing HostiliX to run applications from other systems. We are already looking at subsystems for DOS, Java and OS/2 Warp.

Before HostiliX: Around about 1998 some people formed a group called Penguin, with the goal to implement an operating system that would be a clone of DOS with Windows 3.1. Unfortunately, as with many new ambitious free projects, it was stuck in a rut of endless talk about the design of the system, with no results.

HostiliX Beginnings: At the end of 1999, the project had burnt out with nothing to show. Rafal K. became project coordinator and called on everyone still subscribed to the list to revive the project. It was decided that the target should be Windows NT/2000 and that there would be an emphasis on results - on written code rather than endless talk. The project was renamed HostiliX, since the operating system's roots grew out of a dissatisfaction with Microsoft's monopoly over the operating system market. In January 2001 HostiliX began. Today: The kernel has come a long way and is quite stable and many API's are complete enough for higher level work to be done. Substantial work has been done on many libraries. Initial networking code is there, but unusable for the moment. A basic implementation of the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and a VGA graphics driver is paving the way for a GUI. The amount of developers are steadly increasing. Near Future: Soon subsystems for DOS, Java and OS/2 Warp will be started. Code to support a GUI, with the help of the WINE for BeOS project, is growing more and more complete every day. HostiliX is set to experience massive growth in the near future.

Compiling HostiliX: HostiliX can be compiled at the moment only from Linux using GCC. DOS: There is definite interest in creating a DOS subsystem for HostiliX. Although not in development at the moment, there are a growing number of developers expressing interest in such a subsystem. A good starting point would be to evaluate the interest of the FreeDOS project. Windows: The architecture of HostiliX is based on that of Windows NT/2000. The project also aims to support Windows NT/2000 drivers, by implementing a kernel that contains all necessary API's that Windows NT/2000 drivers would expect. The project also aims to support Windows NT/2000 applications, by providing libraries and services that those applocations would expect. OS/2: There is no projects about OS/2 Warp subsystem at this time. Java: There is no projects about Java subsystem at this time.


Other Software Required:
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  http://www.winehq.com/
http://www.reactos.com/


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Rafał K. <mily>

 

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Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
2005-02-09 Beuc StatusNone Cancelled
    Open/ClosedOpen Closed
2005-01-26 Beuc Should Start On- 2005-01-26
    Should be Finished on- 2005-01-26
    Assigned toNone Beuc

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