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Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997

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

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Post by 65 »

ndiddy wrote: post #7
sam0x17 wrote: post #2

The most impressive thing is being on 0.9 after nearly 30 years

https://0ver.org/

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?

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

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Post by Levitating »

sen wrote: post #4

This is very very cool, and unlike a lot of other "hobby" OSes actually looks usable as a daily driver if your needs are basic (kids, elderly, older/cheaper hardware, etc). While for nerds computers have become these monstrously powerful things that can do everything under the sun, there's definitely still plenty of people who just want a computer to write down notes, keep a calendar, use the calculator... eg the thi…

I couldn't tell you how many operating systems fit those requirements, hobby or not.

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

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Post by hollerith »

sen wrote: post #4

This is very very cool, and unlike a lot of other "hobby" OSes actually looks usable as a daily driver if your needs are basic (kids, elderly, older/cheaper hardware, etc). While for nerds computers have become these monstrously powerful things that can do everything under the sun, there's definitely still plenty of people who just want a computer to write down notes, keep a calendar, use the calculator... eg the thi…

>if your needs are basic (kids, elderly, . . .)

Most kids and most elderly need to run a mainstream browser from time to time, and this Visopsys will almost certainly never be able to run a mainstream browser.

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

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Post by bathtub365 »

naikrovek wrote: post #18
Nextgrid wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True in theory, but in practice due to our economy being based on growth at all costs, iOS doesn’t really fit the bill anymore. Nowadays even iOS will randomly change its UI and send you “notifications” or “suggestions” (modern euphemism for “ads”) to subscribe to Apple TV* or iCloud.

> Nowadays even iOS will randomly change its UI You and I have very different ideas of “random” I think.

Maybe a better definition is “for seemingly no reason”?

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

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Post by rvz »

sen wrote: post #4

This is very very cool, and unlike a lot of other "hobby" OSes actually looks usable as a daily driver if your needs are basic (kids, elderly, older/cheaper hardware, etc). While for nerds computers have become these monstrously powerful things that can do everything under the sun, there's definitely still plenty of people who just want a computer to write down notes, keep a calendar, use the calculator... eg the thi…

> and unlike a lot of other "hobby" OSes actually looks usable as a daily driver if your needs are basic (kids, elderly, older/cheaper hardware, etc).

While building a non-Linux OS is very impressive, however this is not useful as a daily driver at all.

If the OS doesn't even have basic browsers such as Chrome or Firefox, it can't be remotely used as a daily driver to anyone who isn't a computer enthusiast.

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