Hi all, My name is Erez Hadad, and I'm the TA in charge of the new OS course starting next semester in CS, tutored by Prof. Hagit Attiya. As some of you may know, this course differs from its predecessors by two major aspects: 1. OS's scope is a unification of the existing "Intro to OS" and "OSS". 2. The real-world OS of choice for the "OS" course is Linux. This means that various mechanisms are going to be demonstrated through Linux. Also, Linux will be used for student practice (kernel hacking & app writing). I'd like to address all those of you who know something about Linux and wish to help us advocate Linux through this course. What I'm looking for is: 1. Opinions: Is Linux a good candidate for such a course, as opposed to, for example, FreeBSD? Please provide good documentation sources, formal and informal, online and hard-copy, for both the kernel and API. Consistency between the existing kernel and the documentation is a MAJOR factor (for example, I heard many rumors about rapid under-documented changes in the virtual memory). 2. Tools: What is the safest and most comfortable way for students to hack the kernel? VMWare? UML? 3. Gurus: If anyone considers himself more-than-trivially knowledgable about Linux: kernel, virtual memory, file systems, POSIX threads etc: Please contact me by email. We'd like to consult with such people regarding Linux matters during the semster. 4. TAs: Anyone who has Linux in his soul and needs a TA position for next semester, please contact me.
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