ok i understand, haiku rocks anyway and i supose R2 is a second chance for the raw meat if it is so good how seem like, then to cook ;) obvius what if not. 2009/1/13 Sikosis <sikosis@xxxxxxxxx> > Nice analogy ... and boy am I hungry now. :) > > Cheers > > Sikosis > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Michael Phipps schrieb: > >> > >> Building an operating system isn't like making paella - you can't just > >> throw in leftovers and hope to make a nice meal. Well, you can try - it > is > >> called Linux. :-) Seriously - there are a ton of little OS projects out > >> there. Syllable is one, Mona seems to be another, Minix, Minuet, > MikeOS, > >> etc. OSNews exists to talk about these. > >> Let me try the cooking metaphor a different way - once the paella is in > >> the oven and 3/4 cooked, you can't suddenly decide to throw raw meat in. > >> Even if the meat is really good, you will have a disaster. Your only > option > >> is to finish cooking and "live with" what you have. > > > > Hm. I don't think these metaphors hold very well. I do believe it makes > > sense to look at what others did - to learn from it, but also to re-use > code > > if possible and where it makes sense. The point is really what mmadia > > already said: We all have plenty enough on our plates. Many of us already > > feel they have way too little time to spend on Haiku to help move it > forward > > in a significant way. So these well-meant suggestions what to look into > > don't really have an encouraging effect. > > > > Best regards, > > -Stephan > > > > > > > >