[openbeos] Re: Waiting and waiting

Ahh, but Tracker, and some other apps, use the kernel interface for some
things. The MOnitor File Descriptor Problem comes to mind.

Alan

On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 03:30:35AM +0100, Axel =?iso-8859-1?q?D=F6rfler ?= 
wrote:
> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alan Ellis) wrote:
> > So things like Tracker will have to be ported?
> > 
> > It seems that you are getting further away from the original goal of
> > binary compatible interchangable parts with BeOS.
> 
> No no, I just seem to happen to expressed me not very nice :-)
> By saying the old BeOS won't run with the new kernel, I meant that for 
> example libroot.so, libbe.so are using a private API which we won't 
> reproduce.
> Of course you will be able to use the interchangeable parts of the old 
> BeOS, like the Mail Kit, or *all* applications and drivers.
> 
> Adios...
>    Axel.
> 
>

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