tendim said:

I am a complete OS geek, and the timing of this post is most fortuitous as I've just started taking a deep dive into the NetBSD world. But have to ask: why another OS? Linux has a strong following as an alternative as it is. If you are looking for a non-Linux project to back, why not work on NetBSD instead?

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I can't speak for the OP, but: because *nix is boring and old hat. Whether it's Linux or BSD or something even more esoteric like OpenSolaris, "Unix clone" is the absolute most vanilla, uninteresting choice you can make when deciding to jump into OS development. At that point, you really have to ask yourself why you're bothering at all. Whatever we may think of the OP's plans or timetable, at least it doesn't look like he's going to inflict Yet Another Linux Distro on the world.