Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 8th Jun 2009 21:24 UTC
The future of SkyOS, the closed-source alternative operating system, had been hanging by a thread for a long time now. Barely any releases, until they came to a grinding halt altogether and Robert Szeleney explained he was pondering the future of SkyOS, and where to take it from here. One of the main problems was a lack of driver support which really made development difficult. Well, this is a problem Szeleney might be able to fix.
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You're missing the point by a mile. People code these things because they want to, it's an excellent way to learn stuff and hone your skills.
Oh, and yes, atleast ReactOS will be relevant as soon as it can use most of the Windows-drivers and supports 3D acceleration. It's a great alternative for XP and is being actively improved all the time, unlike WinXP.
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does anybody expect those creations to become relevant operating systems some day, or, just to reach some near-release status ?
Think of it this way. With the growth of Linux, there are many opportunity for FOSS presented right now. It also makes next-gen Unix-ish operating systems in the future as the C language is still alive and kicking and bringing more appropriate standards today.
I don't think Linux will be that great in the future, but it's a catalyst for next-gen post-Linux Unix-ish systems.
SkyOS likely contributes importance of non-Unix FOSS, despite there are tons of disuptes in the development of SkyOS.
Overall, you have to look at it in a big picture.
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2006-12-07
SkyOS, ReactOS.....xxxxOS, honestly, does anybody expect those creations to become relevant operating systems some day, or, just to reach some near-release status ?
Well, I don't.