Linked by Christopher Nelson on Tue 11th Jul 2006 12:11 UTC
Like many others, I was a long-time lurker on the atheos mailing list. I was happy to see it get forked, because it seemed to mean that some real progress would get made. In many ways that seems to have happened, and in others... Not so much. Note: This is the 3rd entry to our Alternative OS Contest which runs through 14th July!
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2005-04-01
When you write an OS from scratch (well, close enough, based on a years-old incarnation of AtheOS), one of the problems is limited hardware compatibility. You shouldn't experience these problems in a VMWare image if they are DISTRIBUTING a VMWAre image, but I had better luck with AtheOS back in 1999/2000, so I know Syllable is capable of better.
I'm sorry your experience wasn't as positive, but the project itself is still extremely interesting, and it's one of the few viable alternatives out there today besides the four big OSes.