LearnixOS

(learnix-os.com)

69 points | by gtirloni 3 hours ago

7 comments

  • Dreami 1 hour ago
    From the name I thought this was about learning NixOS, and they found a very clever name

    Maybe the author could add a small note that this is not about that, and refer to something official about NixOS?

    Anyway, I like the idea of the project!

    • hxugufjfjf 1 hour ago
      Thought the same! Was a bit interested in learning Nix for a moment.
    • censorylls 5 minutes ago
      That is nice. Just sucks that Rust proponents apparently tried to assassinate Rene Rebe through SWATting.

      www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-dev-swatted-live-during-a-development-video-stream

      Murderous, vile, wretched Rust proponents will try to censor, downplay and distract from this.

      • anp 2 minutes ago
        > Others think someone from the Rust (programming language, not video game) development community was responsible due to how critical René has been of that project, but those claims are entirely unsubstantiated.
  • croemer 2 minutes ago
    I spotted at least 3 typos in the first minute. Do yourself a favor and get Claude Code or similar to fix the typos.
  • MontyCarloHall 1 hour ago
    This dedicates at least as much time to discussing the eccentricities of the underlying Rust implementation (and the Rust language itself) as it does to discussing the underlying low-level hardware/software concepts. Since this is very much still a work-in-progress (only the first three sections have been fully fleshed-out), I have a suggestion to make: please make it more language-agnostic, with a greater focus on the fundamentals versus the implementation.
    • surajrmal 1 hour ago
      One of the hardest parts of writing an os is learning and understanding how to make the toolchain work the way you need it to. I wouldn't consider that a negative to spend time discussing it in such detail. Otherwise you have no idea how to even apply the high level concepts.
  • Santosh83 1 hour ago
    Why always POSIX compliant? If its going to be a learning exercise or a hobby OS or just an exploration, why not throw POSIX out the window and start from scratch for designing the API?
    • WillAdams 58 minutes ago
      Source of ready-to-go software for use/testing?
  • herodotus 1 hour ago
    This is an ambitious project. Might I respectfully suggest that you use your favourite AI (or an English-speaking friend) to fix your many grammatical errors and typos? For example "Note: ALL the syntax highlighting of the Rust code is custom and create by me! If you see and bug, please write in the comments or submit an issue." should be "Note: ALL the syntax highlighting of the Rust code is custom and was created by me! If you see a bug, please leave a comment or submit an issue." Also, Rust, not rust. And many more.
    • sdsd 48 minutes ago
      That's a good suggestion to OP but as a user, I find it adds character and makes it feel human in an increasingly LLM-polished internet.
    • breaker-kind 57 minutes ago
      And* many more ;)
  • speed_spread 51 minutes ago
    I hope this builds on phil-opp's previous work which is IMO stellar.
  • incognito124 1 hour ago
    Looking forward to going through the lessons