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I really don't get this coming up with a new OS's thing every now and then. As I see it, is all about driver support; just because is the bigger effort. That i
by geijoenr 9y ago
I really don't get this coming up with a new OS's thing every now and then.
As I see it, is all about driver support; just because is the bigger effort. That is why vendors (and the community) focus in only one or two options (Windows/Linux).
Anybody can come up with new fancy OSs, as a matter of fact many people does. Problem is, there is no incentive for vendors to produce specific drivers for those, and the communities are just to small to cope with the huge amount of hardware support to make them useful.
I just don't see the point of coming up with new OSs as long as Windows/Linux just work as intended.
- pm90 9y agoJust because you don't see it doesn't mean its not a good idea.
- khedoros1 9y agoIt's not clear where exactly Google intends Fuchsia to run, but wide hardware support would be best for a relatively open ecosystem like PC hardware. A non-general-purpose OS, or at least one designed to run on specific hardware, doesn't have the same requirement for a large body of drivers to be available. Imagine if they want it as an OS for a range of embedded devices, or something. Hardware support could be very limited. Especially at a smaller scale like that, Google's got the money and expertise to license hardware IP from another company and build their own drivers for it.
- tracker1 9y agoA network host/container OS that is lighter than Linux/Docker, Solaris and FreeBSD.
- pm90 9y agoOne can dream ;). I do like the minimization that a lot of OS/Systems are undergoing though. I still remember when VMWare VM's came along and my mind was blown. Similar feeling on seeing Docker, but it was tempered somewhat until kubernetes came out. Very excited to see what comes next in the future.