[openbeos] Re: [Glasselevator-talk] Re: Glasselevator-talk digest, Vol 1 #3 - 3 msgs (themes and other apps)...

  • From: "Matt Verran" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:03:37 +0000

Why can't we have 'certification' as in POSIX compatibility? You can be 
certified, or not, and just claim compatibility.

I suggest the OBOS distro remains a code base to develop against, any 
others that are certified will work, uncertifieds may not, any use?

How about that?

>Jasse Jansson wrote:
>
>> Yepp, lets keep control over our work.
>
>Open Source?
>
>> If anyone want to make a distribution, fine.
>
>Not fine. BeOS cannot afford that - at least not at this
>stage.
>
>> But I don't like the idea that _one_ distributor shall
>> have control of the "certification" process.
>
>Unfortunately, IMHO, this is the only way forward at this
>point in time, for reasons that should be well known.
>
>> Let every distributor make their own certification rules and
>> compete for their market share. Let the best man win.
>
>Yeah right, and let all those, who (like you in OBOS)
>volunteered their time and resources give in to someone who
>throws a bit more money at it. It's not about the best man
>then, but about the deepest pockets.
>
>> Yepp, it will be a mess from the beginning, but I think
>> that is inevitable. Give it some time (a few early distros),
>> and let the best concept win.
>
>Nice idea, but illusional, if I may say so.
>
>> 
>> Sound competition is good, and the only way that's gonna
>> happen is if the "standard" is set by someone that has _no_
>> commersical interest in the outcome, only user friendliness,
>> desktop uncluttering, performance and such things.
>
>Yeah, right, think beyond the OS. The OS itself holds no
>value, the apps do, and unfortunately the best apps will
>only come from commerical developers, shareware or proper.
>
>
>>      ...Jasse...this is still not my native language...
>
>Neither is it mine.
>
>Helmar
>

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