My dream is simple OS that works kinda like DOS:
* Micro OS - Boot base from floppy drive if need be
* Let me edit a text file to left put in the pieces I wants instead of a hundred pieces I don't
* Includes BASIC language that build build a binary
* Includes text based GUI for a text editor
* Allow me to pick the drivers I want
I like concept of some Linux OS'es but the ecosystem has got some huge it takes an expert to truly understand it. For a server I really only need a network drivers, SSH client, and the server software. I maybe nostalgic but I miss the good old days.
It’s not like Multics or ITS or the Lisp machines or the IBM OSs were simple at all. In fact, they probably were more complicated. What you’re talking about are the toy OSs designed for extremely limited hardware for people who probably couldn’t tell the difference in the first place.
But if you want something simple, try out the base OpenBSD install. No magic, no complexity, just simplicity and elegance.
I like concept of some Linux OS'es but the ecosystem has got some huge it takes an expert to truly understand it. For a server I really only need a network drivers, SSH client, and the server software. I maybe nostalgic but I miss the good old days.