[openbeos] Re: Just one, big question, seriously

  • From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 17:49:28 -0500

This should be in the FAQ's, John:

Why don't you build something *better* that BeOS R5?

We have, we are and we will.

We have: Anything finished as of your reading of this is open source. That is 
better for the community because they can be assured that it will never focus 
shift or go away on them.

We are: Much of the code being written today is being written with an eye 
toward the future. Networking is in the kernel. All of the bad design decision 
legacy from < R5 is gone. We are implementing the pinnacle of Be's (released) 
design ideas.

We will: R1 is the *FIRST* release. We have many great ideas (and welcome 
yours, on the GE list) for R2 and beyond. The best is yet to come.

>Why exactly are we trying to re-create BeOS, sure, it was great, but it
>also had many problems, such as networking, OpenGL, and such....
>
>Instead, we should be going on with a new OS, with new cutting edge
>features and ideas, and for application support, have a sort of
>compatibility layer, or subsystem, if you will, for R5.
>
>Yes, it would have been great if Palm had released the BeOS source, but
>they didn't, and I think it's time to move on, not try to re-create the
>past.
>
>By the way, this is a serious question, not trying to nock the OBOS
>movement or anything, so please, no flamming.
>
>
>

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