Cloud Operating System - Are you interested in helping?

[tsdnz]

Hello to everyone.

I have been working on a Cloud Operating System, which I have named ABCOS.
As you might guess it is a lot of work, and exceptionally fun.

I have spent the last few years testing different concepts, optimizing code and figuring out the best design path to take.

There are many different parts to ABCOS, load balancing, resource allocation, storage, cache, cores, networking, just to name a few.
Which have to automatically grow as required.

My tests show my that my idea is feasible.
I have created Data-Center logic that should work fine, although as we progress things change as things are discovered.

I am currently handling 20 million network packets per second (80 Bytes) using 2 x 10 GB NIC's, I am restricted by the PCIe at the moment to get higher results.
Note, this is not an issue, just stated this in case someone does some calculations and ask me why it is not higher.
The load on the PC (48 Cores, 1.9 GHz) is minimum, around 7 %

Before I ramble on too much more, I would like to know if there are any interested parties?

Are you keen to help with this venture?

[Kevin]

As long as you don't really tell us what this OS is supposed to look like, how should anyone know if they are interested?

But, considering that you seem to say that the design is mostly done, and you just need programmers implementing your design (whatever it may be), I'm doubtful anyway.

[iansjack]

Recruiting
There are some things you need for standing a chance (and avoid being painfully told that you are a failure):

If you have no established codebase, people will not join because they can see you lack experience and expect the project to fail.
If you lack a (worked out) design, people will not join you because they can't see how your OS is more interesting than their own design.
If your reputation doesn't precede you, especially the more experienced people will be very wary of you and lack the trust to join.
If you don't have project management skills, the few rare people that do join will quit shortly because they are discussing stuff and do not get to code.

People that join nevertheless are usually worse programmers than the people for which this list was composed.

[kzinti]

Sure, what's the pay like?

[Nutterts]

I have spent the last few years testing different concepts, optimizing code and figuring out the best design path to take.

https://github.com/cbuilder/abcos

[iansjack]

That can't be the same abcos as in the OP. It's nothing like the description, being just a very simple os skeleton with no documentation.

[Muazzam]

I'm really interested in network programming--low-level particularly.

I don't need any money; I can happily volunteer.

[Ready4Dis]

What parts are you specifically looking for help with? I don't mind offering a little help here and there, but you didn't really give a lot of info on what you're looking for.

[tsdnz]

Hi everyone, I just posted a response in another thread.

I will be answering your questions very shortly.

Here is the thread.
http://forum.osdev.org/viewtopic.php?f= ... 05#p253905

[tsdnz]

Hello all.

Due to the level of programmers and public availability on this site I find myself holding a lot of information back when describing my OS, I apologize for this.

(1 << 1) answer a few questions:
1. Money, yes there is money involved, enough for me to live on.
2. Codebase - yes
3. Design - yes
4. Reputation - your call
5. Management skills - I think so, but others will decide
6. Clients - Yes, some very large
7. Users - None, finishing off a few parts before showing the OS
8. When finished - Always ongoing, 1 month from now will showcase scalable OS, 6 months from now fully distributed storage system

I am looking for a team of skilled individuals, who I plan to pay very well.
Part of the requirements might be moving to New Zealand during the start-up phase.

So, the question. What do you need?

(1 << 2) now, I need:

1. Someone interested in Ethernet programming, this code is for a user-space library

2. GCC cross compiler for my OS. I am using linux cygwin64 under windows.
I need it this way as I have very limited experience with linux and I am using Visual Studio as my IDE.
I need someone to create a cross compiler using cygwin64 where I can download the entire cygwin64 folder, copy to my dev enviro and run it.
If needed it can be in Linux, but we will need some way of interfacing with Linux and Windows, possibly sockets?

3. Windows Visual Studio library to simulate the OS for testing, debugging and development of user-space code.
I will work with this person to get this completed.

If someone is interested in distributed storage that would be great, this would be programmed at the Kernel level.
This is something I am really looking forward to programming myself, but if someone is keen then we can work together, or they can take it over while I work on other functionality.

Ali.

[max]

2. GCC cross compiler for my OS. I am using linux cygwin64 under windows.
I need it this way as I have very limited experience with linux and I am using Visual Studio as my IDE.
I need someone to create a cross compiler using cygwin64 where I can download the entire cygwin64 folder, copy to my dev enviro and run it.
If needed it can be in Linux, but we will need some way of interfacing with Linux and Windows, possibly sockets?

Why do you not build it yourself? And what the heck do you mean with interfacing Linux with Windows

[tsdnz]

2. GCC cross compiler for my OS. I am using linux cygwin64 under windows.
I need it this way as I have very limited experience with linux and I am using Visual Studio as my IDE.
I need someone to create a cross compiler using cygwin64 where I can download the entire cygwin64 folder, copy to my dev enviro and run it.
If needed it can be in Linux, but we will need some way of interfacing with Linux and Windows, possibly sockets?

Why do you not build it yourself? And what the heck do you mean with interfacing Linux with Windows

Hi, just a time thing, other priorities.

Interfacing with Windows and Linux, I need to automated the control of it.
eg. Compile this file..., with these options...

[iansjack]

What salary are you offering, and what expenses for the move to NZ. Real figures please, not enough.

You must be very busy indeed if you can't spare the hour or two to produce a cross compiler - what one-off fee would you offer for that job?

[tsdnz]

What salary are you offering, and what expenses for the move to NZ. Real figures please, not enough.

You must be very busy indeed if you can't spare the hour or two to produce a cross compiler - what one-off fee would you offer for that job?

PM me your cost to get it done, and I will see what if we can get it approved.

All expenses paid to NZ, this will not happen asap, it will be a few months / year away.

Ali

[dseller]

Even though I am not interested in this position myself, I will ask some questions which sprung to mind when reading your initial post:

• What is the purpose of your OS? You say "cloud OS" but this could mean anything.
• What is supposed to be the target group? Simple users, or corporate admins?
• You say you have spent a few years on this project, how far are you from your goal?
• "Automatically grow as required" -> this part worries me, because in this context "growing" might (and probably will) mean "entirely rewriting from scratch based on new requirements".
• You say your "tests show your idea is feasible", perhaps you could share this insight?
• The most concrete part of your post is about network throughput, is this the most important aspect of your OS?