Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th May 2008 21:32 UTC
There are quite a few operating systems which have moved beyond the simple hobby operating system stage, onto a more lasting plane of existence. AROS, ReactOS, SkyOS, Syllable, Haiku; they're no longer basement products, coded by a single programer - they are now projects in which a lot of people have invested time, and possibly money too. They won't go away any time soon. The last few days have seen news on three of these systems: ReactOS, SkyOS, and Syllable.
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2006-01-24
sbergman wrote:
-"I think I can safely say that no one that I know from outside this forum would know anything about any of them."
while I don't doubt that for a second, there was no mention of these operating systems being even remotely mainstream, nor did it seem implied. it simply stated that these were no "no longer basement products, coded by a single programmer".
I'm a huge fan of Haiku (and Beos), that doesn't mean I believe it will conquer the desktop. hopefully it will do well in attracting users beyond the Beos base, but the competition is fierce for those few people prepared and/or able to leave the windows platform.
this is why I think Reactos is the alternate operating system with the greatest chance of attracting a substantial userbase. being a windows clone means access to drivers and most importantly windows's biggest asset, it's unequaled software library.
the only negative thing I find with Reactos is that if successful it will help reinforcing window's hold over the operating system market. not that I think windows is bad (I don't, although there are other operating systems I think are better), but rather that the whole desktop operating system market would do better with more competition.