Subj : Re: Starting a New OS called iOS
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Willem van der Berg
Date : Wed Aug 25 2004 02:42 pm

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:38:59 -0700, perlshine wrote:

> Mounting:
> Since the design goal of iOS-64 is to treat all things as objects
> rather than files as is *nix I assume that we can overcome the
> problems presently associated with mounting. A point to be noted here
> is that we should not add more features just because they'll add
> friendliness, we have to measure it's +points and well as it -points
> and weigh them from a developers perspective not that of users (its my
> personal sugession).

Ouch. I don't think you mean it like that, but you don't want a perfect OS
that no one uses...

> HotPlug:
> Plug n Play support will not be implemented in iOS-64 because it will
> be a feature which will do no good for our OS and also will be heavy
> on the load times.

Then it will be completely useless. Sorry to say it, but that's the truth.
You cannot simply ignore computer trends because it doesn't suit you.

> Graphics and Desktops:
> iOS-64 would follow a modular design but would do away with the shell
> prompt altogether. Its GUI would talk directly to the operating
> system. At the same time it would offer the flexibility to load
> different GUIs so that users can choose what interface they would like
> to see. This will also give the opportunity to develop the next
> generation user interface in the future and just plug it in without
> disturbing anything else. Users who still like a command prompt could
> execute a command shell such as bash and DOS on top of the GUI.
> Regarding X, I think it'll not fit into our needs, so we'll have to
> design a new library from scratch.

Excellent! Sounds like a great idea. I am not a developer but I will
definitely try and stay up-to-date on this. Both Windows and Linux need a
21st century, fresh competitor. Windows and Linux carry too much history
along.

Regards,
Willem

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