
Right now the situation for developers of minor operating systems seems somewhat bleak. Windows and the Unixes compete in the server world, and Windows and MacOS X compete on the desktop. Linux even gets ported to every embedded device, leaving few niches for the hobbyist or sidelined operating system developer. Some have even gone so far as to say that
New Operating Systems Won't Stand a Chance. As anyone who reads OSNews can tell you, however there are a wealth of new systems with new ideas that just aren't taking off. Given all these new ideas some - like capability security from
EROS for example - should be good enough to catch on, so why aren't they?
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2005-10-30
You're perfectly right, he went off on a slight tangent about NVidia/ATI. It really would be nice if they'd release some specs, though, even if it were just for 2D acceleration.