[openbeos] Re: Hi I am new and I have questions

You should've checked the FAQ before posting those questions :-)  But anyway 
I'll response to them, in order (if I made a mistake, please someone else to 
correct me ) :

> First is Beos kernel is it opensource? 

Yes.

> gpl?

No. Under MIT license.

> Secound how does it handle gui. is  it something like X servers?

Yes and no. There's definitely a GUI server, but it's definitely not X. It's a 
brand new, from scratch, high-performance GUI server.

> Third if the gui is gpl can it be ported to linux or bsd.

So it's not GPL. But sure it can be ported to Linux (AFAIK we can put MIT code 
inside GPL'd project, but we can't put GPL code inside MIT'd project).

> forth what are you guys doing? I don't mean to sound rude. 
> But what exactly
> are you guys doing.
> I am not a beos user. 

Poor you :-)

> I generally use linux. 

Poor you :-)

> Except for gaming. But . I just
> installed beos personal edition and it seem a lot like linux. 
> it's shell I
> mean.

Well ... and notepad look alike on every GUI OS too. But I don't really see a 
point, as a shell is just ... a shell. Not an OS. 

> Oh Oh does beos have libc and glib c  type libraries. and how 
> about gcc

Have all that. But I can't remember if the current version is build under GCC 
2xxx (for binary compatibility) or GCC 3xxx (for performance gain).

> I am really excited to see your project. excuse me for my questions

You're welcome !  Have fun in the little community...

> gollum

Can't wait to see you in Two Tower next month !  ;-P

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