JNode: An operating system written entirely in Java

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Chris Corbyn
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JNode: An operating system written entirely in Java

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Whlist browsing SourceForge for a nice Java project to get involved with once I've gotten Swift v3 off the ground (and another project, in Java, I'm about to release) I stumbled upon this:

http://www.jnode.org/node/132

Obviously, as a desktop OS it's going to be pretty crap but what a cool idea for other devices :) Gonna download the source and have a look around. I wonder how much about operating system concepts you can learn from a Java version? I'm a bit confused how the JRE bootstraps and gets it up and running...
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Have you ever used Solaris before? I intend to try it out soon. The desktop environment will probably interest you.
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They used to have a load of old solaris machines at Uni. I used them once or twice just to fire up Mozilla, but aren't they just UNIX systems?
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Yeah, but pretty much everything on it is Java based AFAIK.
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