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Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by roryirvine »

rswail wrote: post #74
65 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always found semantic versioning a little too verbose. Particularly when deciding when to release major versions. OSX was on version 10 for many years but of course released a new "major" version every year. Semantic versioning is just something everyone does in software development, but is is really that necessary?

Semantic versioning is for APIs, not for functionality. So it's for developers consuming that API (whether a library, or a service). For releases in production, use a calendar version. v2025-11-02 is a clear release tag. Add preciseness as required. There should be a SBOM/Manifest (Bill Of Materials) of the versioned major components and configuration for that overall release. For users, it depends on the type of use…

Oracle used to do that, didn't they?

So, amongst others, they had Oracle 8i at the height of the dot com boom (i for "Internet"), then a few years later when clustering became big news there was Oracle 10g (the g standing for "grid", I think?), and so on.

Actually, it looks like they might still be doing it - I just checked, and their current version is 23ai...

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by klardotsh »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #92
Razengan wrote: post #62

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Look. I wanted to change the volume. My hand went to the keyboard. I felt the key. I felt the key press down. The volume changed. That's all the feedback I need! I don't need my vision stuffed with that information. But yeah, it did look cute and should be an option between "Expressive" or "Minimal" UI.

The issue arises when my output is not what I think it is or the audio is otherwise not being adjusted (happens a lot when your pushing through an HDMI output). It could be going out my speakers, my headphones, or something else entirely. So when I’m pressing the volume up and down trying to see what is going on, I don’t want to have to squint at a very tiny set of bars in the top menu bar. That is annoying and far m…

* what they changed it to is worse _for you_

Some of us hated that floating overlay with a passion and wish it only the best riddance on its way out the door.

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by phendrenad2 »

visopsys wrote: post #95
7thaccount wrote: post #89

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I can't tell if OP just really enjoyed the experience or if he is the actual author of the OS.

No, I am not the author. I just liked the project and the name that I chose it for my hackernews account 14 years ago. No intention to misrepresent the project or the author.

> liked the project and the name that I chose it for my hackernews account 14 years ago

Some people name themselves `__xXx_ultimatEWeapon420_xXx__` and some people name themselves after a random toy operating system.

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by visopsys »

phendrenad2 wrote: post #103
visopsys wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, I am not the author. I just liked the project and the name that I chose it for my hackernews account 14 years ago. No intention to misrepresent the project or the author.

> liked the project and the name that I chose it for my hackernews account 14 years ago Some people name themselves `__xXx_ultimatEWeapon420_xXx__` and some people name themselves after a random toy operating system.

Classic nerd habit.

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by jonjacky »

dustractor wrote: post #26

It mentions preemptive multitasking as one of its features. Are there any operating systems that still use cooperative multitasking?

There is Wirth and Gutknecht's Oberon System. It's still available but is older than Visopsys -- it was created around 1990, then updated in 2013. I think it's now considered an historical artifact.

https://www.projectoberon.net/

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by Forgeties79 »

klardotsh wrote: post #102
Forgeties79 wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The issue arises when my output is not what I think it is or the audio is otherwise not being adjusted (happens a lot when your pushing through an HDMI output). It could be going out my speakers, my headphones, or something else entirely. So when I’m pressing the volume up and down trying to see what is going on, I don’t want to have to squint at a very tiny set of bars in the top menu bar. That is annoying and far m…

* what they changed it to is worse _for you_ Some of us hated that floating overlay with a passion and wish it only the best riddance on its way out the door.

it’s ok to be wrong! (Purely a joke I hope that’s clear)

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by fb03 »

pavlov wrote: post #71

It’s short for “visual operating system” but there are no screenshots anywhere. That would have felt off even in 1997. Maybe they mean something else by visual.

In the homepage there's literally a link on the top bar called "Screenshots"

Re: Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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Post by arjie »

anthk wrote: post #61
arjie wrote: post #35

Speaking of these, does anyone recall the AtheneOS distribution/OS. There’s an archive.org copy of the desktop environment version of it, but I recall there was a really fast version with only 2D graphics and it was a full distribution. Can anyone validate whether this is real? I tried contacting the guy who wrote it but the Companies House address for his company (Rocklyte) bounced the letter.

Syllabe OS?

Huh, SyllableOS might well be it. I thought for sure it was a different version of Athene that I was running but now looking at the screenshots they have a weird familiarity to them so maybe it was just around the same time that I tried both and the memory of two decades has blurred. Thank you!
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