We can easily virtualize this and run it aside Android on Galaxy Nexus.
But that would be meaningful only if it was possible to run iOS apps:
"
* Will it run iPhone OS apps?
* No, because I'm not aiming to have compatible high level frameworks. Just think
about how much work is required to have a 100% compatible implementation of UIKit
or Celestial. HOWEVER, the CoreOS part should be 100% (or 99%) compatible. Just not
the higher level OS. If you're just interested in this because it will "run iOS apps"
please go away.
"
I wonder if it would be possible to port the binary ios stack.
"I'm not aiming to have compatible high level frameworks" doesn't mean it won't happen, just that it isn't one of her personal targets. The beauty of an open release is that if others want it enough they can work on it.
Let her concentrate on the bit she finds interesting (the core) and that will provide a nice stable platform for others to build the higher level stack on top of if they wish.
Of course there are probably legal issues hidden in there somewhere, so care will need to be taken especially if importing binaries rather than building your own API compatible versions.
While this won't have anything like the scale of Linux, I don't think the comparison some have made regarding the "shape" of the project is exaggerated. She seems to have the right attitude to be the "benevolent dictator" over something significantly wider than she could do alone.
But that would be meaningful only if it was possible to run iOS apps:
" * Will it run iPhone OS apps? * No, because I'm not aiming to have compatible high level frameworks. Just think about how much work is required to have a 100% compatible implementation of UIKit or Celestial. HOWEVER, the CoreOS part should be 100% (or 99%) compatible. Just not the higher level OS. If you're just interested in this because it will "run iOS apps" please go away. "
I wonder if it would be possible to port the binary ios stack.