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@@ -9,19 +9,24 @@ but:
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- I never got to start from my own boot sector
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- College is hard so I don't remember most of it.
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+- I'm fed up with people who think that reading an already existing kernel, even if small, is
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+a good idea to learn operating systems.
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Inspired by [this document](http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~exr/lectures/opsys/10_11/lectures/os-dev.pdf)
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and the [OSDev wiki](http://wiki.osdev.org/), I'll try to make short step-by-step READMEs and
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-code samples for anybody to follow.
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+code samples for anybody to follow. Honestly, this tutorial is basically the first document but
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+split into smaller pieces and without the theory.
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Features
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-- This course is a code tutorial aimed at people who are comfortable with low level computing.
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-- There is little theory. Yes, this is a feature. Google is your theory lecturer.
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-- The lessons are tiny and may take 5-15 minutes to complete. This is the only way to learn. Grabbing a whole
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-OS, even if small like Minix or TempleOS, is too overwhelming.
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+- This course is a code tutorial aimed at people who are comfortable with low level computing. For example,
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+programmers who have curiosity on how an OS works but don't have the time or willpower to start reading the Linux kernel
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+top to bottom.
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+- There is little theory. Yes, this is a feature. Google is your theory lecturer. Once you pass college,
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+excessive theory is worse than no theory.
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+- The lessons are tiny and may take 5-15 minutes to complete. Trust me and trust yourself. You can do it!
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- New lessons will be added about every week, at the same pace that I learn the concept
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Carlos Fenollosa