From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Project: FreeOS
Date: 2000/01/14
Date: 2000-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2000Jan14.120633.1@eisner> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m3hfgg4w1w.fsf@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no
In article <m3hfgg4w1w.fsf@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no>, Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org> writes:
> Well how do you get the OS to become popular? Remember Linux was
> started in 1991. I'm not so sure a new OS would be able to compete so
> well against Linux. It would have to be able to run Linux apps and use
> device drivers available for Linux. Otherwise not much hardware would
> be supported.
The ability of Linux to corner the market is limited to that segment
of the market that wants a Unix-style operating system. OS/2 marks
a different segment.
If you provide Linux compatibility you are bound by the legacy Unix
behavior, defeating the purpose of a "new" operating system.
Certainly providing useful programs on existing operating systems is
better.
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Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-01-12 0:00 Project: FreeOS Alfred Hilscher
2000-01-12 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-01-12 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Juergen Pfeifer
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-13 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-13 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-15 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-01-17 0:00 ` Terry Sikes
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-01-13 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-01-18 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-01-18 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Mario Klebsch
2000-01-20 0:00 ` Bryce Bardin
2000-01-22 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2000-01-16 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-18 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-01-14 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-01-15 0:00 ` Michael Garrett
[not found] ` <vhi3drwe773.fsf@grotte.ifi.uio.no>
2000-01-17 0:00 ` Bill Greene
2000-01-17 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
2000-01-18 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
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