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Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:38:44 +0200
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On Sun, 13 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Oct 2024 11:50:39 +0200, D wrote:
>
>> But there is this Ladybug browser, with the associated OS, can that be
>> something?
>
> It's more viable than TempleOS or some of the others.
>
> https://wiki.osdev.org/Notable_Projects
>
> A new OS has to be better than the existing alternatives, not only
> different. It also needs to inspire the confidence that it will be around
> for longer than a mayfly. A small scale example is Mbed OS.
>
> https://os.mbed.com/blog/entry/Important-Update-on-Mbed/
>
> https://blog.arduino.cc/2019/07/31/why-we-chose-to-build-the-arduino-
> nano-33-ble-core-on-mbed-os/
>
> The second link is why Arduino chose Mbed for the Nano 33 BLE Sense. It
> made perfect sense in 2019. Arduino wasn't the only one to use Mbed. Now
> they are scrambling to move to Zephyr OS.
>
> https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/07/24/the-end-of-mbed-marks-a-new-beginning-
> for-arduino/
>
> Compared to a general purpose OS like Linux or BSD, an embedded RTOS is
> samll potatoes but for something like Firefox for example to develop for a
> new OS there has to be the confidence it isn't going to die. That applies
> to many projects other than OSs where you're dependent on a third party.

Those are all good points.