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OS question

Name: Anonymous 2013-08-28 9:34

Why aren't OSes written in safer languages(e.g. Ada)?

Name: Anonymous 2013-08-29 0:34

>>47
>when there are enough drivers
New hardware arrives every month with closed source windows-only drivers(and not for every windows version)
>user level code
there is no point developing for a system which doesn't have users or drivers
concept of usability does not intersect with the stability
>compatibility layer for user level code and drivers
What would happens if such foreign code crashes your compatibility layer? Will it result in an app being terminated or there will be other consequences..?
The real question: why would users pick your system+compatibility layers vs the system they use now?
Think about it from the perspective of an average user(as dumb as possible).
 99% of users will be in that "average" category and will stay on windows/mac unless they have a very good reason(an advantage) to switch.

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