Star SkyOS: Chasing Butterflies (UPDATED)
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Jan 2009 20:58 UTC
SkyOS SkyOS has always been criticised for the fact that you have to pay for it in order to beta test it. I personally never saw a problem with this construction, especially since the price included a full copy of SkyOS 5 (they dropped the five) once it was completed. However, as of late, it has become increasingly clear that there may never be anything like a final version - or another test release for that matter. Update: In the comments, Robert Szeleney explained the current SkyOS situation in more detail. For future readers who find this article via a search engine, I've attached Robert's comment to the actual story for completeness' sake. The reply can also be found on the SkyOS website.
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FreeGamer
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2007-04-13

I wonder if SkyOS wouldn't benefit more if they had a kind of proprietary open source model. Have the license allow only a single, non-commercial community version which the community could manage and contribute to. Have a clause in the license that fully open sources SkyOS if Robert ups and leaves, to indemnify community contributers from losing their efforts. They Robert can continue to work away in his own bubble whilst the community turns SkyOS into a usable OS, and once it is ready for prime time, "SkyOS Corp" or whatever the trading name is, can make money from support and services.

Ideas.....

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