2007/3/21, Dane Scott - TuneTracker Systems <dsuden@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > it still remains Haiku is still in alpha and some wouldn't even call
> it
> > that and it has some big shoes to fill. I think once R1 is out,
> perhaps
> > the main dev core can take some time to experiment with other
> platforms
> > before the move onto R2 begins.
>
> It's taken years to get to near-Alpha, but it would have taken years
> longer if all of the focus and effort hadn't stayed as keenly
> concentrated as it has. I could be wrong about this, but it strikes me
> that one goal, when it's a goal as big as the Haiku desktop, is plenty.
> If Haiku ever reaches critical mass, and the programmers start "piling
> on," then it *might* make more sense to consider non-desktop
> possibilites, but even then, if there were indeed lots more programmers
> joining in, wouldn't it make the most sense to use that added muscle to
> continue to streamline and improve the Haiku desktop experience, develop
> drivers, etc?
>
> Dane (who'd be happy if Haiku worked well tomorrow, better later, and
> eventually became an irresistible force and took over the world) :-)
>
>
Yes developing drivers would be very important.
I still haven't figured out hardwaremanufactorers only developing M$W
drivers.
Probably something to do with money and M$ restrictions.
Arnold
