Linked by Kroc Camen on Thu 5th Nov 2009 21:05 UTC
There's no right way to do it, only ideas that are better than others in certain situations. But if you had the opportunity to head up the design of a new OS, one to Put Things Right, one that could be radical enough to varnish out those UI/X bumps that have clung on for years, but practical enough to be used every day, what would you design? How would you handle application management? What about file types and compatibility? Where would you cherry pick the best bits from other OSes and where would you throw away tradition? I've tackled this challenge for myself and present (an unfinished idea): KrocOS (warning: HTML5 site, will display without CSS in IE/older browsers). OSnews Asks: What would make your perfect OS?
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RE[12]: Why was he modded down?
by tomcat on Mon 9th Nov 2009 00:47
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There is no technical benefit to a stable ABI. If you show one then there is some merit to this conversation. Until you do show one it is simply about helping proprietary software... which isn't a goal worth pursuing.
Of course there's a technical benefit: Binary compatibility. Done. Whether you think this benefits proprietary or open source software is a secondary issue.
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Maybe you should go to an ashram and invest some time to think about a world that does not match (and never will) your idealistic view ..
There is no technical benefit to a stable ABI. If you show one then there is some merit to this conversation. Until you do show one it is simply about helping proprietary software... which isn't a goal worth pursuing.