[openbeos] Re: Singleuser vs Multiuser
- From: "Dan Martin" <dan.martin@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:04:15 -0700
> The BeOS is not a server OS and really couldn't be considered as a
> viable replacement for Linux for the things that you are talking
about.
> Since OBOS R1 will replicate this, that pretty much describes R1 as
> well.
> Possibly for R2 or beyond, we could move in the direction of a server
> OS, but that is a waste of time, IMO. In this world, there are servers
> and there are clients -- they have quite different designs to suit
> different purposes. The BeOS is an absolute kick-ass client OS (they
> don't get any better). Any attempt to hybridize it into a server OS as
> well would just turn it into a camel. But that's just my opinion.
What's wrong with a camel?
They can run fast, they carry lots of water so they can survive long
desert
hauls, they spit on people, they look cool, etc.
Anyway, multi-user operating systems are cool. Obviously, R1 is going
to
be single user. For the long-term, wouldn't it be better if we
enumerated
the advantages and disadvantages of making OBOS a multi-user system, and
use
that information to decide where we want to go? Seems that would work
better than a bunch of people sharing anecdotes trying to show that one
route is better than another.
Later,
Dan Martin
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