Technologists fear (and loathe) that which has no purpose. Why must some insist in deriding an operating system like Haiku that doesn't fit their particular needs or precepts of what has a purpose, when, it's advanced enough to have a decent web-browser and productivity software? Today I shall be further offending these people's tastes with a look into LoseThos--a pure 64-bit, preemptive-multitasking, multicored PC operating system that is intended to be used as a secondary operating system for user's recreational programming on their best PC while dual booting a primary system such as Linux or Windows where they do networking and other modern activities such as multimedia. Yes, LoseThos has no networking, no security of any kind, and VGA graphics; but it certainly has a purpose: to be fun! (for programmers, at least)
Why ?
Member since:
2005-11-10
Why did your parents have you? There are billions of people in the world already, could’ve donated all the money from your development to more needy people.
Linux was once a new OS in a sea of other OSes with people saying what’s the point?
You‘ve completely missed the point (and didn’t read the article because I went into it quite a bit), the point is that there doesn’t have to be one. His time is his to spend how he wants; and who knows, he may just end up inventing a bit of code that totally revolutionises the OS world. Yours is not the power to decide.
Now what are you doing on OSnews? There’s Linux bugs to be fixed—quick, quick, hurry!
Member since:
2005-07-06
Because It's fun... and I think that's exactly what today computers are losing.
Member since:
2005-07-06
I cant say for sure about this OS as I haven't tried it, but its from these 'simple' OS systems that new ideas can be tried and tested.
A new ground-up kernal may well be groundbreaking in some way. To prove/test the method doesn't mean they have to spend(waste) the time developing it to be a primary/modern OS (network, 3d desktop, GUI!).
Who is to say the new idea in this doesn't help millions in the future?
Also the experience of building these OS may give the devs a better understanding of how to fix some bugs in linux for you 
Member since:
2009-09-14
I they have too much time they can help resolving problems of Linux or any common sub-system.
Resolving issues/bugs help many millions of users, recreating the wheel every time is a huge time loss...
The developer of this OS develops it for the same reason you masturbate.
Because he can.
Member since:
2010-03-02
Terry or "LoseThos" here is a wacky religious troll who frequents various technical forums, and spreads his wisdom.
His reason for not using resolutions above 640x480? he claims that God whispered it in his ear, he would ask seemingly innocuous questions and then randomly type a page full of other "words" he received by God.
I'm not surprised this made the front page, OS development sure is an interesting subject, but, this particular project is quite ridiculous, try reading his website.
Still, maybe he's just very "eccentric".. but IMHO "batshit crazy" fits him better.
Member since:
2005-11-09
I can still hide some weeks and create a new OS... people might not find it as functional as windows or OS X or even Linux, but it can be done.
