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"I know this is a cliche, but before writing comments like this ask yourself if a) you are unnecessarily discouraging somebody for no reason and b) you would have said the same thing about successful projects when they were first started."

a.) No, I don't think so. Considering the number of half-started kernels on OSdev.org, the creators of which incredibly often were convinced that they were going to create the newest awesomest kernel everyone is going to use, trying to get the OP to take a good look at his skillset seems like a proper thing to do.

b.) I would have, if the creators seemed completely ignorant about the basics of what they were trying to do.

This is not to say that I would tell the OP to give up on OS development - I personally love it. But I think a serious reality check is in order, and because we get people similar to the OP on the OSdev forums an awful lot, sometimes this frustrates me.



I don't really expect OP to succeed, but I'm sure it'll be educational. And really, the more enthusiasm for a project the better.




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