Governance Kernel

[Patrick Anderson]

Brainstorming...


PART I:
Do people *NEED* government?

Does that answer change as the number of people increases?

If there were some way to "start over" - to 'reboot' our society,
could we safely eliminate government? Could people ever get along
without a central authority?

Why have most people across history organized governments as a
centralized authority?

If there is any valid purpose for what government should be, what is
that purpose, goal or intent?


PART II:
What does a modern OS kernel achieve for the naive computer user?

Why should resource scheduling and allocation be in the hands of a
'privileged' process?

Why not just insure all the processes begin with an 'equal' amount of
rights, disk space, memory, CPU time, network bandwidth, etc. and then
let the 'market' decide ~ more like DOS?

DOS is like an anarchist, "Free Trade" OS kernel in that no central
authority interferes to 'govern' resource use.

NT, Linux, Solaris, etc. are more like dictatorial and "protectionist"
where all resource use must be approved through a central authority.

[Patrick Anderson]

> DOS is like an anarchist, "Free Trade" OS kernel in that no central
> authority interferes to 'govern' resource use.

I also claim DOS is like Capitalism in that vital resources such as
RAM or CPU can be 'Privatized'. Private property is very important to
me and the model I am working on, but Privatization of natural
resources such as Water Rights for the purpose of keeping price above
cost is something I consider a problem (an inefficiency) in the
system.

> NT, Linux, Solaris, etc. are more like dictatorial and "protectionist"
> where all resource use must be approved through a central authority.

I also claim Pre-Emptive kernels are more like State-run
Socialism/Communism in that resources ownership is never actually in
the hands of the citizens/processes, but access is selectively doled
out by a 'privileged' process instead of heeding the 'Market' caused
by citizens/processes *competing* for that resource.