My goals are to get ES/2 working well on this lower-end system, so that it will really zoom on faster computers.
If any of you would like to purchase this machine, then you can become testers for me throughout ES/1 and ES/2 development. The first pre-alpha release is planned to be ready sometime early next year (James 4:15).
The first versions of a pre-ES/2 kernel (codenamed "Al-x" (pronounced "Alex")) should ready several months after that, and will include a basic environment to test and stress the various kernel components. This will include developing all of the features that OS/2's kernel supports today, plus extensions and allowances for those abilities it does not provide for. The stress testing will be comprehensive and rigorous. At that point, Al-x will be a stand-alone kernel in and of its own right suitable for branching off into any new OS that people want to design from that base.
And then after I get to that point, focus will be made to provide the full API interface necessary to let the existing OS/2 binaries boot and run natively as they do in OS/2 today, but when running in the ES/2 kernel. My goal is 100% compatibility, 100% support of all existing software, 100% ability to run on any PentiumPro-or-later CPU.
I would like to ask for developers to come on board and help me when I get to the point where I'm developing Al-x and ES/2. I know together we can achieve that which will give us a real and powerful open source 64-bit OS/2 future (through ES/2).
Note: I am doing all of this because the Lord has blessed me with these abilities, and I am giving the best of what He first gave me back to Him. I am doing it expressly and purposefully in His name, striving with great passion to do it right, and to do a fantastic job at all points. My goal is nothing less than the best I have to offer. No shortcuts. No half-thought-out ideas. And I'm not above admitting where I've made mistakes, back-tracking, and coming back and doing it right. I want eyes on what I'm doing so people can help steer and guide me. I am one man and I can make mistakes, but with many working together it's much harder to make mistakes over the long haul.
Note: Please consider helping in a like manner. Even if you don't know low-level software development, if you have a desire to work on a project like this, and a desire to learn, I can teach you. I'm more than happy to put in the time for serious individuals.
