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I want to become powerful enough to contribute to SerenityOS.
Shave a few Yaks :) No, kidding... But their Jakt[1] language will make it much easier to contribute than in arcane reality of C++. [1]: https://github.com/SerenityOS/jakt
Happy birthday, SerenityOS! :^)
And also all of your wonderful videos that you’ve made about the development of the system over these years. That’s the most valuable part of it all for me.
I wonder if we're watching something comparable to the birth of Linux. I'm not insinuating that Linux would go away or die or anything -- that's absurd -- but I just mean perhaps over time SerenityOS will become more and more used as a "real" OS. For what purpose(s)? No idea. But the whole project really seems to have staying power.
That said, I'm fully with Andreas that having fun and simply building something because you want it to exist are valid goals in and of themselves. Couldn't be happier for him and everyone who contributes to the project.
Some of the comments demonstrate that there are a lot of people here who have never encountered programming in an artistic context before. That is a sad (though understandable) state of affairs.
I want to become powerful enough to contribute to SerenityOS.
Just do it. Seriously, you don't even have to know programming to contribute. Writing documentation, porting software, trying to boot on real hardware, trying out websites with the web browser, looking for bugs in the user interface... There's no such thing as a barrier to entry with SerenityOS as long as you're motivated to learn.
Fantastic progress. My only concern is looking at it... I can't help but worry slightly about feature creep. We went from an OS, to an OS + Web Browser, to an OS + Web Browser + Programming Language. Next year it might add an Office Suite at this rate. Edit: I don't mean this as a bad thing, just that it would be a shame to get so large that everything becomes half-baked and overwhelming to finish.
Some of the comments demonstrate that there are a lot of people here who have never encountered programming in an artistic context before. That is a sad (though understandable) state of affairs.
Even though I agree with you, there are no such comments that I can find, or not enough to warrant your knee jerk reaction. No need to build a straw man.
This is just so cool and inspiring to me. I check out pretty much everything Andreas puts out. I wonder if we're watching something comparable to the birth of Linux. I'm not insinuating that Linux would go away or die or anything -- that's absurd -- but I just mean perhaps over time SerenityOS will become more and more used as a "real" OS. For what purpose(s)? No idea. But the whole project really seems to have stayi…
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Feature creep kinda defines the project. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :^)
while endearing, it does endanger the trajectory of the main feature. 'how many paid FT devs are being added per feature' is what should be asked. People asking "Is it fun" are missing the point. Don't 'fun' yourself into a job under terms you didn't get to negotiate, state your requirements and adjust your work funnel accordingly. I've witnessed a lot of 'fun' projects manifest themselves into serious projects that…
(edit: based on other comments, it sounds like donations rather than streaming revenue are the major source of income, although I bet the goodwill from having such an open development process help with the donations).