Re: Curiosity: Microkernel implemented in Guile ?

[Blake Shaw <blake@sweatshoppe.org>]

Here is a toy kernel implemented in Loko Scheme that I just came across:
https://github.com/luksamuk/loko-kernel

On Sat, Jul 2, 2022, 16:48 Matias Jose Seco Baccanelli <
matias_jose_seco@autoproduzioni.net> wrote:

> Hello fellow Guilers!
> Thank you so much for the wide input!
> So cool to see many thriving initiatives!
>
> Il giorno Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:34:25 +0200
> Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> ha scritto:
>
> > Matias Jose Seco Baccanelli schreef op do 23-06-2022 om 08:11 [+0200]:
> > > Feels like a nice recipe for User Empowerment !
> >
> > How does this empower users?
>
> My rationale is about having the advantage of scheme programming
> approach than c paradigm. I feel this brings it's magic pedagogic and
> mind friendly source code.
>
> > Sure, if the user is a programmer they
> > can modify their custom microkernel in Scheme, but then you have a
> > very niche OS that practically no other software already supports,
> > which is very inconvenient for the user and the user will have
> > practical difficulties sharing the software with other people using
> > other OSes
>
> Indeed, i'm too newbie about the topic, i thought integration between
> kernel and software was straightforward, but i can imagine that many
> additional tools/steps might be required for that.
>
> > ,so I think you're better of modifying another
> > pre-existing microkernel to be usable from Guile (see answer by Dr.
> > Arne Babenhauserheide).
>
> I think that's a great idea and initiative!
>
> > Greetings,
> > Maxime.
>
> Thanks for the interesting reflection!
> Again my knowledge on these fields are still under
> development^^ so this are mainly curiosities and sensations!
> Thanks!
>
>