[openbeos] Re: GCC 3/OpenBeOS & Standards Question

  • From: "David Reid" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:30:14 +0100

> OpenBeOS Standards
> =============
>
> I have also been thinking of the distribution model that we seem to be
> moving towards with OpenBeOS.
>
> It looks like OpenBeOS is going to provide a minimal system, much like
> BeOS R5PE, and then third parties such as BeUnited are going to create
> a distribution for people to purchase that will include other programs,
> libraries, software and media.
>
> I quite like this idea, but what I *don't* like is the idea that in a
> few years time we get companies making software *for these
> distributions*
>
> I think that we should say now that the OpenBeOS-Rx release are
> standards, and if another party such as BeUnited.org create an OpenBeOS
> release, they can have it "certified" to meet an Rx standard.
>
> This way companies/individuals can target their software at these Rx
> standards rather than distributions and this should skip all the
> problems Linux is having now with vendors trying to manage software
> installations for a million different distributions. It should also
> help create an equal playing field for the smaller comapanies or
> individuals who want to make a distribution of OpenBeOS, as all the
> software that is out already will work on their distro as long as they
> stick to the standard.

I'll have something to post in a day or 2 about distributions on another
aspect :)

Great minds, fools and all that...

david



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