Re: Xaros (cross-posting from aros-dev mailing list)

[fasten <bfastenrath@xxxxxxx>]

Cloanto has released something quite similar based on UAE instead of 
AROS: http://www.amigaforever.com/kxlight/.

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :AROS is the Amiga Research Operating System.
> :
> :Intuition is the (message based) graphical
> :user interface of AmigaOS / AROS.
> :
> :>>Does DragonFly support loadable kernel modules and would
> :>>it be possible to turn Intuition into a loadable kernel
> :>>module instead?
> :> 
> :> Yes and likely yes. If we want to do it, depends on the answer to my
> :> first question :)
> :
> :I've considered to attempt a Linux port myself but I'd
> :prefer to use the message system implemented by DragonFly.
> :
> :kind regards,
> :Bernhard Fastenrath
> :-- 
> :http://homepage.mac.com/bfastenrath/religion.html
>
>     Both would be suitable for a userland implementation.  DragonFly's 
>     CAPS messaging calls (for userland) are loosely modeled after the
>     Amiga's named port rendezvous.
>
>     Note, however, that CAPS needs more work.  I think I need to simplify
>     it a bit more.... right now it generates extra messages to give the
>     two sides the ability to manage their buffers but I think it is actually
>     better to not generate those extra messages and just stuck with the
>     message/reply model.
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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