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New SkyOS 5.0 Screenshots Released

Posted by timothy on from the eye-food dept.

Hexydes writes "After 3 months of waiting, the first round of screenshots showing off the new GUI for SkyOS 5.0 have been released. The three screenshots show various features of the new GUI, including the new WindUI theme, new Viewer window, and various window effects such as curves, shadows, and transparency. In addition to the new GUI, SkyOS 5.0 will have other additions, such as more support for hardware (just to name one, an ATI driver to go alongside the NVidia driver), speed and stability improvements, anti-aliased text, and Bochs support."

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  1. So why should I use SkyOS, and not GNU/Linux? by Skuggan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It looks just like all other spinoffs where someone begins to write a cool GUI, and then it becomes a not so cool OS.

    What am I missing if I run GNU/Linux, GNU/BSD or GNU/Cygwin/Windows?

    If it's only the GUI I guess it can be implemented in XFree...

    (GNU above is only to keep RMS happy...)

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    1. Re:So why should I use SkyOS, and not GNU/Linux? by cgenman · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Actually, there really isn't a great reason to use Sky OS over Linux or BSD... and that's not the point. Sky OS is one of many smaller projects whose primary purpose is to satisfy the hobby needs of the creator... Kind of like where Linux was when Linus decided his schoolwork was too boring.

      There are many other examples out there. Contiki, Triangle Os, and many others.

      There are also Open Source, commercial, and potentially useful hobbyist systems out there. However, if you are looking for the most comprehensive, useful desktop suite, look elsewhere. All of these Os's are unique and well-intentioned, but very few are actually practical.

      Practicality is not the point. Curiosity is the point. What would a different implementation look like? What if all the graphics subsystems were contained in the kernel? How would a real-time OS feel to the user? These questions can't be answered by just releasing a new X theme, and there aren't very many people curious enough to find out.

      These people are true geeks... Software for software's sake. Kudos to you all.

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