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A Free XML-Based Operating System

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the xml-versus-adam-oh-forget-it dept.

Dotnaught writes "For the past five years, Xcerion has been working on an XML-based Internet operating system (XIOS) that runs inside a Web browser and promises radically reduced development time. To provide developers with an incentive to write for the platform, Xcerion's back-end system is designed to route revenue, either from subscription fees or from ads served to users of free programs, to application authors. Think of it as Google AdSense, except for programmers rather than publishers. Is it absurd to think this poses a threat to Google and Microsoft?"

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  1. command line by hey · · Score: 5, Funny

    The command line is very friendly:

    <command><command-name>grep</command-name><args><a rg>stuff</arg><arg>*</arg></args></command>

  2. Ahhh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If XML doesn't solve the problem, use more XML.

    1. Re:Ahhh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
      If XML doesn't solve the problem, use more XML.


      I'm already developing a XML parser on this new platform.

  3. Stack Dump by ZX3+Junglist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Internet Explorer 7 has experienced and error while running script:
    XIOS
    Would you like to send an error report to Microsoft?
    Send Don't Send

  4. Re:Not an 'Operating System' by CSLarsen · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it's an OS on top of an OS (your webbrowser) on top of an OS (your uhm OS).

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  5. Front Page by falzer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like their front page message: Software should be free(TM)
    Wow, it's like they snuck into Slashdot's secret headquarters and stole the root password... to our hearts!

  6. I've got another idea by pfortuny · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about developing an OS on top of TeX?

    This way we would live in the best of the worlds, would we not?

    Moreover, this would threaten Google, Microsoft and the great scientific publishers.

    Actually, we could make it work on top of an emacs session. Pity that you need another OS to run emacs, but
    **it is emacs**, you know! and TeX, of course.

    Anyone joining the project?

  7. Re:Stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But it's also "Free". It is a "Free Operating System". Based on XML. Free Operating Systems are Good. The fact that this is XML-Based is just a property of the system, used to leverage agile methodologies.

  8. Irony by Paulrothrock · · Score: 3, Funny

    Their tagline is "Software should be free"

    Which they've trademarked...

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  9. Re:Not an 'Operating System' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In accordance with emacs philosophy, emacs will be extended to include all the non-insignificant Xios functionality through native emulation. Current discussions need to focus on whether ESC+CTRL+SHIFT+NUMLOCK+X will be an acceptable shortcut keystroke sequence for enabling the GNX functionality. (GNX = GNX is Not Xios)

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