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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
by rewgs 4y ago
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 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.
- systemvoltage 4y agoHe streams regularly, check it out and support if you can: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreasKling/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreasKling/videos
- bee_rider 4y agoWhere does the money for this project come from? I kinda wonder if "streamer who develops code" could be a viable open source business model, haha.
- Huh1337 4y agoSponsorship via Github is the primary stream AFAIK
- akling 4y agoThat's right, as of May 2021 I'm working on SerenityOS full time, supported by donations. :) I posted this about it at the time: https://awesomekling.github.io/I-quit-my-job-to-focus-on-SerenityOS-full-time/ https://awesomekling.github.io/I-quit-my-job-to-focus-on-Ser...
- forgotpwd16 4y agoMostly donations. See: https://awesomekling.github.io/I-quit-my-job-to-focus-on-SerenityOS-full-time/ https://awesomekling.github.io/I-quit-my-job-to-focus-on-Ser...
- rewgs 4y agoYup, I watch his streams religiously.
- BirAdam 4y agoI think this is similar to the birth of Linux, but with two very major differences. (1) we are in a world where open source is the way. (2) it’s somewhat a reaction to the state of modern software, both in UI paradigm and in increasing cartelization. To me, it’s hope.
- abiloe 4y ago> we are in a world where open source is the way. I think you're in a bubble. The world still runs primarily on closed source and proprietary software and services.
- BirAdam 4y agoLinux, Nginx, Apache, PHP, MySQL, WordPress, Chrome, Firefox, various open source NoSQL DBs, NodeJS, Python, RoR… most software is definitely open source. There are the Oracles, z/OS, and MS products and some SaaS stuff, but open source is eating the Earth.
- layer8 4y agoMost software that is written commercially is closed source.
- abiloe 4y agoLol, are you trying to make a convincing argument? And if not, why bother replying with such nonsense. That short list provided is not "most software", thats a smattering of infrastructure type software. If you're into idiotic discourse, go ahead and list 1000 open source projects on SourceForge just to "strengthen" your argument. Tell me - what do most people in industry use for: image editing, video editing, audio and sound design, CAD, EDA, ERP, EMR, logistics, finance - you know actually getting stuff done with those things you mentioned above? Never mind that the vast majority of software written is line of business software. The landscape of free/open source software has not changed much since the 90s. The market share has increased, some of the names have changed, but it's still the same types of stuff that it excels at (languages, OSes, frameworks).
- kaveh808 4y ago> having fun and simply building something because you want it to exist are valid goals in and of themselves. I agree. Sums up my own thinking when I started my 3D graphics system in Common Lisp a few months ago. Enjoying writing code from scratch, even basic UI widgets on top of OpenGL.