libd and the Slate project

[guslay]

Bill Baxter Wrote:

> guslay wrote:
> > Christian Kamm Wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm not affiliated with this project in any way. However, I almost didn't
> >> notice it on the schedule and thought people might be interested.
> >>
> >> On December 28th there will be a talk about "libd and the Slate project" at
> >> the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Germany.
> >>
> >> http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/events/2321.en.html
> >>
> >> Summary:
> >> We present libd, a high-level runtime for the D programming language and the
> >> Slate project, an attempt at a high-level OS and environment built upon
> >> libd, as the next major step in improving the state of programming
> >> environments and operating systems. With high-level abstractions, and
> >> sensible design, the state of implementation of open-source OSes can
> >> improve. We leverage existing kernels when implementing Slate, and put an
> >> extensive (abstraction-oriented) architecture above the kernel to present
> >> the user (or programmer) with a system they can use by having to do less to
> >> perform a specific function. Our virtual machine approach also allows for
> >> security verification on a level not seen in *nix OSes before.
> >>
> >> Usually, live steams and video recordings are available:
> >> http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Conference_Documentation
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Christian Kamm
> > 
> > 
> > Quick links
> > 
> > Slides:
> > http://www.slate-project.org/res/os_2_0_talk.pdf
> > 
> > Video [the mkv torrent was really fast]: 
> > http://outpost.h3q.com/fnord/24c3-torrents/24c3-2321-en-d_libd_and_the_slate_project.mkv.torrent
> > http://outpost.h3q.com/fnord/24c3-torrents/24c3-2321-en-d_libd_and_the_slate_project.mp4.torrent
> 
> These Obj C-like "message passing" modifications to the D language sound 
> intriguing.  Any more about that?  Is it actually implemented or are you 
> just thinking aloud still?  [I ask because one of the slides lists 
> implementation as a "future direction" ... "perhaps".]
> 
> --bb

Dunno, I'm not affiliated with the project either, but during the talk, the speaker said that their libd runtime library, based on their "slightly modified variant of the D programming language", you be available within a month or so from now.