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Then let me be the first to say that Linux is better and so is open source. Since Linux is open source, it will always get more attention from programmers, than any proprietery software. Everyone will have the opportunity to work on and learn from it. You can always fork it and roll your own if you don't like the way the project is going. We schould also learn from the prominent example proprietary software has taught us. Why can't I run photoshop on linux/beos/your favorite os. Why do I have to run a buggy os( http://it.slashdot.org/it/07/06/22/139247.shtml ) to run my games. This problem would not be an issue if either windows or photoshop were open source. Since I am a programmer, i could contribute and port photoshop or create a windows layer and run it on top of any os I choose. Why do I have to let some CEO shove down my throat a new os, that I dont't need, jut to use newer software (DX10), it feels like a lock-in to me. I dont't mind paying for software, but I am also spoiled by open source and expect the source code with the product I buy.

To sky os authors: Today are not 90's and software ecology has changed very much. How are you supposed to compete against software that is free, has more features and is more advanced than yours. Even if you port open source application, why should people run the same applications on skyos opposed for example linux/bsd/windows. SkyOS is not as well designed as haiku or as innovative as plan-9, so the great question is: why bother?

Edited 2007-06-22 15:59