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> I hope you understand how unique netbsd is, it is one of the only systems which can be compiled so easily with just a single script even from linux or other systems and its rump kernel etc. drivers from what I know are (modular?) so they could be used with other kernels as well if any kernel wants ie.

Linus hast this with User Mode Linux (upstream) and Linux Kernel Library (out of tree).

> You never know where the innovation can be, I feel like that each kernel/operating system can bring a new idea, as an example, templeOS uses Holy C which basically is Just in time C (iirc) and that means that you can just edit files of templeOS and restart and those changes would occur

That's a while ago, but Fabrice Bellard did a demo with his tiny c compiler where it would would compile the Linux Kernel at boot time and then boot the compiled Kernel.

> This is just one of many things, and I feel like the main point of NetBSD and the likes are fundamental hackability, they can run on things like routers as well although most run openbsd/freebsd but still.

Most consumer grade routers run Linux out of the box.

> More Options are a good thing. if I can have a project run on Netbsd, then its very easy to port it over to any other vast array of hardware as well, and that hardware includes extremely embedded hardware as well I guess

uCLinux (upstream) doesn't even need a MMU. It can run on a Cortex-M4 with 8mb ram.

[hnlmorg]

> That's a while ago, but Fabrice Bellard did a demo with his tiny c compiler where it would would compile the Linux Kernel at boot time and then boot the compiled Kernel.

That’s interesting. Do you have a link you can share? Or remember any more details?

I’m curious how long it took to fully start

[LargoLasskhyfv]

https://bellard.org/tcc/tccboot.html

https://lwn.net/Articles/108341/