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>You think a throw back Win 95 clones with UNIX-like internals is what modern users want? They aren't building it for "modern users", they're building it for f
by cedws 3y ago
>You think a throw back Win 95 clones with UNIX-like internals is what modern users want?
They aren't building it for "modern users", they're building it for fun.
To build a usable operating system you need manpower. To get manpower you need money or you need to build a community around an interesting project that people will work on for free. Andreas has managed to do both of these things.
Serenity is not just another UNIX clone, it's a unique project with the idea of doing everything from scratch. The project uses modern tools like GitHub and Discord so there's a larger pool of people willing to join the project. Had it been all on mailing lists it would be nowhere near what it is today.
- rujkking 3y agoProve “fun” isn’t just an emotional equivocation to burn resources living in one’s nostalgia only to quickly abandon it like numerous attempts at amiga and commodore style OS clones being built for fun in the 00s If it’s not for modern computer users and lacks a meaningful ecosystem of software and purpose its first worlders avoiding contributing to real work they externalize on others There’s enough academic wank in the world. Better to focus on pushing computing forward for the aggregate than serve personal ego
- zettabomb 3y agoOddly enough, other people find enjoyment in things you might find pointless. Maybe just let them be? Not every waking second needs to be spent on "pushing computing forward" or whatever. Sometimes we just want to do something cool, even if it's useless.
- rujkking 3y agoYeah it’s not cool either though :-/ And I mean from my reference you (and the downvoters) just complained about someone having a different opinion than yours so shrug
- zettabomb 3y agoIt's not complaining about having a different opinion, it's that the way you present it is vitriolic. It doesn't matter (at least to me) if you don't like the project or don't see the point. There's just no reason to insult and demean the project and its creators.
- rujkking 3y ago[flagged]
- meepmorp 3y ago> and the downvoters I only downvoted you for whining about downvotes.