Hobby OS SkyOS now features a full OpenGL stack. Read more at the SkyOS web site.
SkyOS Gets OpenGL Support
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I am really impressed with the progress of this OS. It has come a long way.
-G
I think SkyOS has the potential (or at least, has more potential than does Linux) to be the MS Windows killer. While linux users/programmers spend their time bashing MS, defending the use (and performance) of X-Windows, and downloading yet another mp3 player or irc client, SkyOS is adding features to become a mainstream *desktop* OS.
Regarding the “Cool!” comment above — I agree wholehartedly; linux *is* broken in some fundamental ways (particularly poor X implementation/usage/whatnot) but the fact is linux works, and has boatloads of apps, which I use daily; for work and fun.
When promising new OSes like SkyOS have the apps, then we’ll see if it’s a windows killer. Until then, I think most rational alternative os types will run linux or *BSDs. The irrational ones can continue to use BeOS
Note: I really miss BeOS.
Nonetheless, kudos to SkyOS! Keep it going!
The Linux comments are hilarious. Technologically, SkyOS isn’t even in the same league as Windows, much less Linux. Power-Windows users wouldn’t use it, because it’s not technologically better. Newbie-Windows users won’t use it because it’s not as pretty. Either way, nobody ever claimed SkyOS was a Windows-killer. That said, I’m really tired of all these no-nothings claiming Linux is “fundementally broken.” I heard this kind of FUD all the time on Slashdot whenever a BeOS article would come out, and it’s a shame OSNews has descended to the same rhetoric. But I digress. The original point of this post was to say something nice about SkyOS. It appears that there is a bit of Windows-friendliness built into the OS, in that it takes certain design cues from Windows and uses the same executable format and whatnot. I don’t know, but it might be interesting to see what you’d get combining SkyOS and WINE. A cursory look at the API suggets it is at least inspired by Win32, so it might be possible to translate some Win32 calls to native calls to the SkyOS GUI. That would make WINE apps feel more integrated with other SkyOS apps. SkyOS already has some support for emulation, in that it can do very basic emulation of Linux, so it looks like the infrastructure for an emulation layer is there already.
I don’t mean this as a troll, but I’ve read a number of times before that SkyOS is very buggy. Is there any truth in this? I’m just wondering – it looks pretty good.
SkyOS has a chance because of the commentary here. A little cut and paste and it sounds like the Linux 2.0.x days. Observe the commentary, friends, and travel 5 years into the past!:
***Cue Special Effects***
I think Linux has the potential (or at least, has more potential than does Linux) to be the MS Windows killer. While Windows users/programmers spend their time bashing MS, defending the use (and performance) of Windows 98, and downloading yet another mp3 player or irc client, Linux is adding features to become a mainstream *desktop* OS.
Regarding the “Cool!” comment above — I agree wholehartedly; Windows *is* broken in some fundamental ways (particularly poor security implementation/usage/whatnot) but the fact is Windows works, and has boatloads of apps, which I use daily; for work and fun.
When promising new OSes like Linux have the apps, then we’ll see if it’s a Windows killer. Until then, I think most rational alternative os types will use Macintoshes or OS/2. The irrational ones can continue to use BeOS
Note: I really like BeOS.
Nonetheless, kudos to Linux! Keep it going!
The Windows comments are hilarious. Technologically, Linux isn’t even in the same league as Windows, much less OS/2. Power-Windows users wouldn’t use it, because it’s not technologically better. Newbie-Windows users won’t use it because it’s not as pretty. Either way, nobody ever claimed Linux was a Windows-killer. That said, I’m really tired of all these no-nothings claiming Windows is “fundementally broken.” I heard this kind of FUD all the time on Slashdot whenever a BeOS article would come out, and it’s a shame OSNews has descended to the same rhetoric. But I digress. The original point of this post was to say something nice about Linux. It appears that there is a bit of Windows-friendliness built into the OS, in that it takes certain design cues from Windows and uses the same executable format and whatnot. I don’t know, but it might be interesting to see what you’d get combining Linux and WINE. A cursory look at the API suggets it is at least inspired by Win32, so it might be possible to translate some Win32 calls to native calls to the Linux GUI toolkits. That would make WINE apps feel more integrated with other Linux apps. Linux already has some support for emulation, in that it can do very basic emulation of Windows, so it looks like the infrastructure for an emulation layer is there already.
I don’t mean this as a troll, but I’ve read a number of times before that Linux is very buggy. Is there any truth in this? I’m just wondering – it looks pretty good.
***Special Effects Here, too***
And now we return to the present, and another promising new operating system. Bye now!
–JM
Why make OpenGL to this “shit” os when you can do it for the BeOS instead for example.. much more usefull
%strings system/dll/*.dll | grep DOS
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
Now, how did that get there?