[openbeos] Re: I know I'll get flamed for this but....
- From: "Alex Jeppesen" <jailbait@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:34:58 -0800
Im a beta and alpha pheak. So im used to it. Hell, most of the software on
linux is less than v1.0. Id love to have a boot to desktop and able to
compile simple programs /wo support network,print or hardware drivers.
Basicly AtheOS 1 year ago.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: I know I'll get flamed for this but....
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> Good question. This is an issue of active debate.
> The biggest question is testing and where to draw the line.
> I think that we *COULD* have something to release by 1/1/2002.
> It would NOT be kernel, app_server, media_kit, networking. It would be
print, screensaver,
> maybe input, plus all of the stuff that we are incorporating (mail, open
tracker, open desktop).
>
> The problem is that this stuff would be freshly checked in and all alpha
quality.
> It would mean that people could *well* trash their machines by using it.
> It might wipe their hard drives, treat them badly and generally be a
nuisance.
> It might also be fine.
>
> The real question is this - what do people expect and how much of a let
down
> would alpha quality software be? If everyone is expecting us to have
polished
> software as good as Be's releases, well, don't expect to see anything
soon.
> If people want to sign up for an alpha testing program, maybe that would
be
> the route to go. I don't want to flood our mailing list with "this doesn't
work. You suck".
> OTOH, I don't want people to fade away because we haven't published
anything
> yet.
>
> What do you all think?
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> >I'm just a lurker and don't know much but I'd say it's a bit to early to
> >ask... :)
> >
> >although I'd hope to see something of running order (like alpha stage) in
> >6-8months time...
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Alex Jeppesen" <jailbait@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:49 PM
> >Subject: [openbeos] I know I'll get flamed for this but....
> >
> >
> >> I know I'll get flamed for this but I wonder if a timeline for OBeOS
could
> >be produced or is this too early in develpment to ask for it. Is one year
a
> >realistic timeframe to boot to desktop, albeit alpha or beta form?
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