Linked by Michael Saunders on Mon 2nd Aug 2004 18:21 UTC
Tired of endless Windows security problems? Intrigued by Linux's power but discouraged by its complexity? Tempted by Mac OS but not thrilled with the hardware cost? If so, you might want to investigate the growing bunch of hobbyist OSes -- Syllable, SkyOS, Haiku, MenuetOS, Visopsys, ReactOS and others. Syllable is perhaps the most promising of them all; it's a maturing open source desktop OS with an evolving kernel & device driver range, and is targeted at the home/small-office user.
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Yeah, try out a recent Syllable release, particularly 0.5.4 (when it arrives) with the new desktop -- you might be surprised by the progress made! As mentioned before, it's understandable that a lot of people think progress is slow, but great progress is being made on the underlying stuff.
So yeah, Syllable doesn't have some cool stuff like a GTK port yet (maybe in time), but it does sport a great number of drivers, a mature kernel and increasingly impressive GUI.
Despite the flames, it's good to see some voices of reason on here about SkyOS and Syllable. There's no fight, no war, no battle for OS supremacy -- they're just hobbyist projects hoping to make the computing market a better place. Although I'm fond of Syllable, I also think that SkyOS is looking good and has potential; the two aren't mutually exclusive.
So let's quit the bickering and appreciate that they're both young but promising OSes, going in different directions but with a similar goal: to bring enjoyment and competition back to the OS market. Sure, many people will prefer one of the other, but at the end of the day they're both great projects to have. Let's fight the big problems in the industry -- not one another!
Mike