FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Just one, big question, seriously

[Michael Noisternig <michael.noisternig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck \"PUP\" Payne wrote:
> Point taken, just I want to point out than Linus used Minux for a while and
> not ATT Unix. You know it so funny that people harp on mistake and not
> answer questions what is everyone afraid of...

And it is still Minix, not Minux...

> This was the point of my e-mail....
>
> So me being one of the end users
> that will install R1 and play with it, what can I look for that will be
> different from BeOS 5.03? I know you guys are taking the core of Be and
> making it better, but will make me dance with joy?

As stated again and again, the goal of OpenBeOS' first version is to 
recreate BeOS, so it will basically do the same and look just the same 
as BeOS 5.03. The difference lies in what you can't see - the "feel" of 
the GUI, the performance (in general), the (real and perceived) 
latentcy... hopefully these will be comparable to the original BeOS.
Anyway, any features like the networking you want to see come *after* 
the initial version.

> I really want to know what is going to be so cool about OpenBeOS R1? So far
> as I stated I have seen BlueOS which I guess is a Be like OS and AtheOS,
> which I am not use what they are doing. So what is OpenBeOS got on these?

Cool? We are re-creating BeOS. If you think all what an OS makes is it's 
GUI then you might as well switch to BlueOS or Linux or stay with 
Windows (although you can't change your theme on that). The GUI is seen 
as an essential component of the OS today, but it is *not* the OS by 
itself - that's the kernel. And OpenBeOS builds on the NewOS kernel (and 
not on the Linux or AtheOS one) so we are all hoping to achieve about 
the same performance and low latentcy level and the flexibility (speak 
modular design - somewhat at least) as the BeOS kernel.

[It starts to make me sick if people only think about the GUI if they 
speak and argue about an OS.]

> I am not against stop OpenBeOS, Just I like to be able to know what it has
> over others. 
>
> Chuck

Michael

> on 4/1/02 7:30 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. at fde101@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> > > Anyway, to clear up a point. Linus base linux on Minux, not Unix.
> > Uhh....
> >
> > Linux was INSPIRED by Minix, but not neccessarily BASED ON Minix.
> >
> > It has a very different purpose and intent.
> >
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