My memory is hazy, but did AROS have anything to do with (even being inspired by) the Amiga(D)OS [Replacement|Resource] Project (ARP)?
I seem to recall it was around a long time before, but didn't hear much more about it, apart from the commonly used arp.library before asl.library came along.
jaminJay
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