Linked by Adam S on Tue 26th Sep 2006 12:03 UTC
Gifts, Contests, Easter Eggs After several months, we're very proud to finally bring you the result of the OSNews Alternative OS Contest. It took us a while to publish them all, but we are done now. Read on for the results.
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LoseThos
by TDavis on Tue 26th Sep 2006 12:13 UTC
TDavis
Member since:
2006-06-10

I made an entry. I had an unstable version posted--maybe that's why you didn't publish. Currently, a decent, but not perfect version of LoseThos is available at http://www.losethos.com .

RE: LoseThos
by Adam S on Tue 26th Sep 2006 13:02 in reply to "LoseThos"
Adam S Member since:
2005-04-01

Who is the crowd for LoseThos? What type of user are you aiming for? I know it's a hobby OS of yours, and appears to do what you want it to, so I applaud you for that.

But honestly, this is a direct quote from your website: "I love my operating system the way it is and don't give a crap what you think."

Who are the people using this operating system besides you? If people are providing you feedback and you're simply not interested, why would anyone want to use this OS? Operating Systems THRIVE on feedback. This is why Linux and FreeBSD are growing.

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RE[2]: LoseThos
by TDavis on Tue 26th Sep 2006 13:08 in reply to "RE: LoseThos"
TDavis Member since:
2006-06-10

LoseThos is for home computers. Security is not an issue. Everybody on this site obsesses on security. LoseThos is for programmers. Security means lack of freedom as a programmer. In losethos, you have kernel priviledge at all times, so you can turn-off interrupts or do other protected instructions. Needless to say, most people on this site find it an affront.

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RE[2]: LoseThos
by devurandom on Tue 26th Sep 2006 15:22 in reply to "RE: LoseThos"
devurandom Member since:
2005-07-06

If he doesn't give a crap about what you think, I guess your feedback about feedback (meta-feedback?) won't have that much effect...

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