| Good idea, though consider that it doesn't matter
how the underlying operating system is designed
so long as the interface is good. An example of that
would be Macintosh 10. It is based on Unix, but they
put a strong effort into forming the UI. I suggest
that rather than starting over, again, try working
to develope Linux further. That is the idea of open
source. Get together a group of programmers, then make
a list of problems with Linux. Then just assign jobs
to programmers to repair these issues. There are ways..
As for support issues, that isn't the fault of Linux.
In fact, your system would have far greater support
issues. Maby you could just join the KDE project and
convince some friends to help out.
Please don't flame me over that, I just personally
prefer KDE. IMHO, Gnome is an inconsistant and poorly
integrated user interface. Not to imply I have used
it recently, but the way gnome was last time, it gave
me the impression that it was the window manager design
flaw that it still has today. (No specialized WM like
KWM. Just WMs that have hackjob quality support..)
Schol-R-LEA;2 wrote:
>... but not with Linux. It's too rooted in the past.
>
>Linux, as good as it is in some ways, should be seen less as a real system than as a proof-of-concept for Open Source systems. It shows that a small group of dedicated hackers, together with an active and devoted user base, can produce a quality operating system. Now we have to take it to the next level: a new system, one that starts from a clean slate, and can take advantage of all the things we've learned about systems design, language design, and user interface design over the past thirty years.
>
>Illiad, if I may have you permission, I'd like to start a project on SourceForge under the name 'User Friendly Operating System' or UFOS. With all the talented hackers who read this strip, it should be possible to do something *amazing* (if we can all agree on how to do it). Anyone else interested? |
