[ros-kernel] Re: New Os - Rick Langschultz

[Martin Fuchs]

On 18.02.2004 09:09:08 Rick Langschultz wrote:
> I have a new idea for an operating system. It utilizes two partitions one
> for the operating system, and users files, and the other for xml data.  The
> second partition will hold all the xml docs so users can't view them, this
> will be on a hidden fat drive. The system will write an xml file to a
> mirrored path within the second drive, and all xml files will have options
> encoded within them to allow certain users to restrict access such as read,
> write, execute, view, print, save, copy, cut, paste. It will also house
> information about when the file was created, the time created,
> user/owner/author information, sharing information, internet hosting
> information, network access rights, and file properties and attributes. I
> want the os to have an apache web server with ssl enabled to allow users to
> browse through files when they open up an explorer type program, however
> there will be no CTRL-C function, it will all be within php, perl, and tcl
> code doing all of this. What do you think. I want to start with rewriting
> the linux or reactos kernel and incorporating freedos.

Mhh, what are the advantages of your idea? Additional file metadata can be stored in extended file attributes or using NTFS streams without using a hidden mirrored file system. (which would introduce severe synchronisation head ache by btw.)

Regards,

   Martin