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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Well, I love those alternative OSes (Haiku, SkyOS, Syllable), but what makes them usable for every day use?
Haiku? Takes at least 2 more years to have a copy of an OS from 1996
SkyOS? Nice piece of SW, but no serious apps
Syllable? Didn't have a closer look at it, but the same as SkyOS, I guess.
Even Linux, which has tons of apps, nice DEs, lots of advantages over Windows, has a hard time to be the everyday desktop for non-geeks.
Would love to see e.g. SkyOS gaining market share, but who would develop (commercial) software for a hobby OS? You? No! Me? No! Adobe, Macromedia, (fill in a major software company)? Bah, don't ever think of it!
Conclusion: Very nice pieces of Software, great hobbyist OSes, but not more (sad, but true)