Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 31st Oct 2007 19:37 UTC, submitted by Kelly Rush
SkyOS SkyOS has received a few updates. First, the new theme engine makes it possible to completely theme SkyOS, without having to write even a single line of code. Furthermore, with only minor changes, WindowBlinds and MS Visual Style (WindowsXP or Vista) themes can be converted to the SkyOS theme format. Additionally, the Viewer (file browsing application) has a new feature called 'NavigationView', which makes it possible to possible to navigate to your devices and manage files easier and faster.
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RE: Will it ever be released?
by ssa2204 on Thu 1st Nov 2007 10:47 UTC in reply to "Will it ever be released?"
ssa2204
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2006-04-22

I quite agree, this does seem somewhat like that ever elusive e17 (at least I see their website is running). Personally I think the SkyOS development should have either gone open source, or sought funding to hire a larger R&D staff to actually put out what they wish to put out; a commercial product. Sadly I fear that this may just end up going the BeOS route.

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Robert Member since:
2005-07-06

Well, this depends how you define a release. SkyOS Builds are released every few months and development (alpha) builds are released every few weeks. There will be nothing like a SkyOS v1.0, just a steady flow of builds, with roadmaps defining the coverage of each build.

There will also be a change in the release naming scheme and roadmap definition, which will be announced soon.

>>>>When is anything ever finished?
>>Isn't TeX finished ?
Well, an OS will definitely never be finished. If it is finished, this just can mean that development has stalled and the project is dead.

Edited 2007-11-01 11:47

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bornagainenguin Member since:
2005-08-07

Well, this depends how you define a release. SkyOS Builds are released every few months and development (alpha) builds are released every few weeks. There will be nothing like a SkyOS v1.0, just a steady flow of builds, with roadmaps defining the coverage of each build.

This being the case, can we stop calling it "news" every time SkyOS releases another monthly?

--bornagainpenguin

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