En réponse à anilv <anilv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Most common applications like Word processor, Presentation etc can > expose their API's in the form of Kits. Media Players ? (ugh, I said too much, I need to kill you :P) > I want OBOS to be a true object oriented system with everything > implemented neatly. The developer should never be short of API's. > So that developement of applications for OBOS shall be easy. > > The language that is going to be used for OBOS is also going > to be very important. Most of the people are addicted to languages > like Java and it not easy for them to jump back to C++ once they > have tasted the simplicity of Java. One of the most important Hmmm I must be old-school somewhat... I really prefer C++ to Java > reasons of BeOS to be great operating system is that because its > native > language is C++. it would be a great if OBOS supports C# it as its Hmm, I'd say no, for 2 reasons: 1) at least R1 should mimic R5, that goes for the language too :P 2) Heaven forbid ! Use python, perl, Java, but please no (M$)C# :P (I'd tend to say no Pascal, but better no Kylix, since Borland's new licence really seems to suck)