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Syllable 0.5.4 Released

Posted by michael on from the tin-pot-bootloader dept.

AtheOSParrot writes "Version 0.5.4 of the Syllable operating system has been released. The lightweight, BeOS-alike is aimed squarely at finally realising the dream of bringing an easy-to-use, free software desktop to everyday users. 0.5.4 is a significant milestone in this direction with the integration of the new desktop, which is completely unimpeded by any legacy X-Windows foundations or toolkits beneath. This is no tin-pot bootloader with bitmaps snapped on; other features include SMP, networking, ATA/ATAPI, audio & video, 2D acceleration, GCC, USB & a 64-bit journaled FS with attributes. With desktop Linux still not having dented the 1% mark, will Syllable be the one to do to Windows what Firefox has done to IE? Also reported on OSNews.com, Golem.de and Linuxfr.org."

4 of 457 comments (clear)

  1. waiting... by chipster · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...for the BeOS and Eugenia Loli-Queru flamage to begin.

  2. Well... by HateBreeder · · Score: 5, Funny

    will Syllable be the one to do to Windows what Firefox has done to IE?

    I sure hope not!
    Would be a shame to have all the countless hours spent installing my Gentoo, go to waste... :P

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  3. Two silly bulls? by bushboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Edmund:
    Yes, another great Christmas tradition: explaining the rules eight times to the Thicky Twins. The round hasn't in fact started yet. It's got to be a specific book. For instance, if it was The Bible, I would go like that [holding up two fingers] to indicate that there are two syllables in it...

    Prince:
    Two what?

    Edmund:
    Two syllables.

    Prince:
    Two silly bulls? I don't think so, Blackadder -- not in The Bible. I can remember a fatted calf, but, as I recall, that was quite a sensible animal. Oh, ah! It's it, um, er, Noah's Ark, with the, er, two pigs, two ants, and two silly bulls? Is that it?

    Edmund:
    Two syllables.

    Prince:
    What?

    Edmund:
    Look, we're getting confused; let's start again, shall we?

    Prince:
    No, let's not, Blackadder. I think the whole game's getting a bit sylla, to be honest. How about a nice Christmas story instead?

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  4. Re:They all look the same by Misinformed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why is it that all these "new" operating systems (read skyOS, Syllable, etc) always just look like some crappy KDE theme?

    Good point. But look on the positive side... it could have looked like GNOME.

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