Intel has released a virtual machine as open source. Their stated goal for releasing an open source virtual machine is pure research. Does Intel see the need for a Java-based operating system? They should. They'd like all operating systems running on the Intel microprocessor. Intel knows what it would take to create a Java-based operating system. It needs virtual memory management and garbage collection. Would you like to see virtual machine optimized for their microprocessor? I would. That would solve our stated goal of memory conservation. _______________________________________________ Kernel maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jos.org/mailman/listinfo/kernel