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> It is needed Why is it needed?

• ThinkBeat 5y ago
  I refuse to believe that WindowsNT, NextStep/macos, Linux/UNIX/BSD is all we can hope for in an operating system. WindowsNT is by far the most modern. Linux is a not terribly good copy of an operating system made to run on a PDP11. WindowsNT owes quite a bit of internal architecture from Vax. Just like there is constant experimentation and development of new programming languages there should be constant experimentation and development of new operating systems. Limits, metaphors, hardware, has changed to an extreme degree, there is no reason to stick with that made sense decades ago. :) Where is the Tesla Operating System, (well in something a bit new and fresh with some good ideas and a lot of problems)
  • funklute 5y ago
    Could you give an example or two of something concrete that you don't think is sufficiently addressed by today's operating systems? In my day job I do data engineering, and I'm a long-time linux user. Multimedia stuff aside, I think it's been 8 years since last time I felt limited by the operating system. Granted, I don't do anything particularly low-level. But as a high-level "consumer", I experience the main issues with today's operating systems not to be technical capabilities, but rather user friendliness, flexibility, and standardised APIs. But I'm curious what the issues are from a lower-level point of view!