[openbeos] Re: News, Views and Overdues

From: Zenja Solaja <solaja@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:01:27 +1000
        <quote> "Man, I'm excited about this! <end quote>
        <quote> "As a business user, so am I!! <end quote>

        OpenBeOS - because computing was supposed to be exciting!!!

        Can I smell a moto coming?  ;-)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard S. Lewine [SMTP:rslewine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:55 AM
> To:   openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      [openbeos] Re: News, Views and Overdues
> 
> I've been reading all this incredible stuff since we started the
> openbeos list. At the bottom of this message from Michael is a "Man, I'm
> excited about this! =D"
> 
> As a business user, so am I!! Definitely not a programmer!!!
> 
> Here's my view, as someone who lately has been stuck in Windows 80% of
> the time, of what we need:
> 
> First, we must retain. . .
>       10-15 second boot up
>       Unmatched stability
>       Almost crash proof OS, even when Mozilla bombs;-)
>       Mounting of all fat volumes
>       Clean, fast GUI
>       Compatability with existing apps.
> 
> . . .and we must add. . .
>       Java enabled OS/browsers - fast, like Opera 5
>       More hardware compatibility - SCSI cards, CD burners, printers,
> scanners
>       Fax drivers (a must for business)
>       Networking for ethernet, phoneline,  wireless.
>       More apps like Productive, Personal Assistant
>       And. . .a Dreamweaver clone! The web is where it's at!
> 
> This is just my wish list. I'd be a happy camper with the above. You
> guys that are into video, audio etc., want more. Terrific. 
> 
> As an organization development consultant working with small to midsize
> companies, I hear frequently about the Microsoft Miseries. This is a
> ripe niche market, but we have to provide what these people need. It
> isn't Linux.
> 
> I can offer alpha and beta testing. I've been running R5.3 since its
> been available. I have another partition of 1.8gigs that I can also use
> for Be. I would test from the user perspective. Maybe this can be a
> help.
> 
> Rich Lewine
> 
>   
> 
> 
> Michael Phipps wrote:
> > 
> > >>Those of you who have already mailed me, I will sign you up for items.
> > >Those who have not, let me know.
> > >
> > >Where/when will you post these assignments?
> > 
> > Soon. I was really hoping to have a massive outporing of "I am
> interested
> > doing X" emails.
> > 
> > >>For what my approval is worth, the charter that was posted here a few
> > >days ago (cut and paste coming)
> > >>is very good. Thanks to Daniel Reinhold.
> > >
> > >Count my vote for Dan's charter.  While I agree that publishing a lot
> at
> > >this point might be unwise, this should probably go up on sourceforge.
> > 
> > More than anything else, I am short on time this week. When I get up and
> > running at the new house, I intend to go on a posting binge.
> > 
> > >Michael's got my vote as over-all project lead.  His efforts have been
> > >instrumental in getting this ball rolling, and IMO show a capacity to
> > >take on the resposibility of keeping us all headed in roughly the same
> > >direction. ;)  If nobody else is dying to do it, I'd be happy to lead a
> > >team as well; my primary focus lies with app_server/app kit/interface
> > >kit -- libbe.so, I suppose.
> > 
> > Look for more on this soon.
> > 
> > >>Final note:
> > >>
> > >>Please forgive the length here. There are a lot of people interested
> in
> > >the kernel. Suggestions have
> > >>ranged from using Linux to using the Be kernel. I want to draw a line
> > >in the sand. Short term, we
> > >>have to use Be's. I see only two possibilities for a kernel on a long
> > >term basis. Either we modify
> > >>NewOS or we make one from scratch. I have emailed Travis as a
> > >representitive of the group asking
> > >>him what he would like to do about this. I would love to get him on
> > >board. If not, we will write
> > >>our own with NewOS supplying code and ideas.
> > >
> > >Several of us had a fairly long discussion on this very topic this
> > >afternoon (preventing me from getting *anything* useful done ;) and the
> > >concensus as I read it was quite solidly on the side of using NewOS as
> > >our starting point, with general agreement that having Travis on board
> > >would be cool, but not strictly necessary.
> > 
> > I have spoken with Travis. He is supportive, but can't promise us much.
> > 
> > >>We have to make some decisions some time or we will never get
> anywhere.
> > >This is one
> > >>that I want to make sooner and more concisely than others. :-)
> > >
> > >A conclusion that this afternoon's discussion also arrived at.
> > >
> > >Man, I'm excited about this! =D
> > >
> > >e
> > >
> > >Data is not information, and information is not knowledge: knowledge is
> > >not understanding, and understanding is not wisdom.
> > >       - Philip Adams
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 
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