> 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