D.i.N.S. v1.0D

[01000101]

Hello once again!

I've been working quite a bit behind the scenes on some very core peices of the D.i.N.S. OS. Instead of spending this time adding alot of signatures (although I did still add a few), I decided to add SMBios parsers and allow my OS to detect how many processors were in a machine as well as speeds, manufacturers, and just about another other info attainable from the SMBios. This wasn't actually a big highlight in my book. Even though I coded the parsers quickly and without any real goal in mind, it did put me in a state of mind geared towards adding core functionality that would improve performance.

So, after a while of thinking, I decided to implement SMP support. In this update, I get to announce that D.i.N.S. OS supports both multi-core and multi-processor systems and uses them quite efficiently. When a multi-core/cpu system is detected, my OS takes the first two cpu's and assigns each of them to a cooresponding network card. In this method of implementation, cpu0 handles nic0 and cpu1 handles nic1, thus splitting the workload. From there, if more processors are detected, it assigns it to a nic card to help the existing handler cpu out, and it just keeps going in this circle. So, 4 cores = 2 cores per nic in a 2 nic system. This is already fully implemented and has been tested on both BOCHS using 8 cores (max it can do) and on my Intel C2D with 2 nics. Although it has been tested, I still keep the experimental status on it until I can further test it on more real hardware.

As for p2p/bittorrent clients added to the blocked list, I applogize for the minimal update list, but here it is:
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BitZip v2
Zultrax
KaZaA Lite
IMesh
Blubster
DC++ (not fully tested, experimental code)
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I ended up meeting with a venture captialist on tuesday of last week, and we had lunch and discussed my OS design and implementation. He was very excited about this and was very serious about getting this rolling. He is setting me up meetings with some more lawyers/attourny's and I should be a company very soon. I am also meeting with the director of admissions and the director of techical affairs at a university here in VT. If the meeting with them goes well, I will get admittance based purely off of my design, and be in charge of a small (5-10) team of developers, marketing majors, and other business majors who would participate and work under me in exchange for both credit and a chance to gain reputation. The college would also win from this as it would promote their entreprenual departments and if successful, a huge gain to repuration.

Thanks for tuning in once again!
I've posted a few screenshots below as well. Enjoy.

[Alboin]

Okay, that's it. I'm done reading your threads now. They just make me sad.

<Trying not to cry voice>Well...Your OS doesn't...... support ARM now does it?.....Ah ah! There we go!</Trying not to cry voice>

Okay, I've got my confidence back.

Really interesting OS\situation you've got there.
Good Luck.

[inflater]

What...the....****. You're lucky..

Well, maybe I should extend future versions of Patlock with a something more ... ehm, meaning, since my kernel is only making the baby steps.
I'm jealous right now. There must be something that is really wanted from operating systems these days...

[pcmattman]

I'm mainly jealous of the fact that your OS actually works. Mine always work up until I start running external applications, which sucks .

Then again, it looks to me like you're writing everything inside the kernel, which will always be easier.

[inflater]

BTW What licence do you plan for your OS? Freeware or copyrighted? Because I would like to see a floppy image of your OS to test...

[lukem95]

@ inflater

"D.i.N.S.
Drop-in Network Security
Closed Source OS | v1.0C
:: Stress Testing ::"

read E's sig next time


+ nice work, yet again. hopefully one of these days i'll have implemented something of note, it's been so long since i've started a thread in this forum

[01000101]

What...the....****. You're lucky..
Well, maybe I should extend future versions of Patlock with a something more ... ehm, meaning, since my kernel is only making the baby steps.
I'm jealous right now. There must be something that is really wanted from operating systems these days...

There are deffinately exploitable ideas throughout the low-level and embedded design fields. Just look at the market and see what needs either A: fixing, or B: creation, and see how these problems could be solved with an OS. You'll find something innoative sooner or later. But then again, it all depends on how serious you would get about OS development. If you would still place it in a hobby category even after finding a real idea to exploit, then maybe its not for you, but if you can really put 110% into it, then it could become great. I don't program daily and for 8 hours straight, but when I do program I have my books in place, my music on, and no other distractions for a good 2 hours that way I can focus completely. Also, planning documents and design schematics really help to keep my sporatic ideas in check and to keep me on the path I origionally chose.

[inflater]

@lukem95: Well I thought "closed source" means the binaries are "freeware" (but not public domain), but the source code isn't published. Under that license is placed my OS for now.

Thanks 0100101 for explanation.