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Review of AtheOS 0.3.7

Posted by michael on from the next-linux dept.

MAIC-32 writes: "OSNews features a very informative and detailed review of AtheOS, the promising 32-bit GPL Operating System. The article describes the installation process, the GUI (screenshots included), usage, internal design, developement and much more."

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  1. GUIs are evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like what this guy says. It's a hobbyist OS and he has no intent to compete with Windows for popularity, etc. IOW if AtheOS is missing a feature and he doesn't want to add it, it ain't going in. Cool! It's about time people stopped giving a crap about what others want.

    I for one, though, think GUIs are evil, and I am releasing my own Linux distribution to address this issue. It's called Luddite Linux. Here are the features:
    * No GUI
    * No mouse driver
    * No menu-driven apps
    * The first distro will be released on CD-ROM but future releases will be released on punch cards.

    * No mail apps. Only a weak minded fool uses a mail app. Telnet to your POP server at port 110 and learn the commands to read your email that way!
    * No FTP apps. Why can't you just telnet to port 21 and download it? rz and sz are debatable so I put 'em in just because I like to err on the user convenience side :)

    * No emacs. Has drop down menus. Use vi!
    * I did include an assembler but no compiler. C is for script weeneez. Machine language is where it's at, baby

    My new OS will be out Any Time Now[tm]

    Thanks :)