Arix

[KimmoK]

I for one can't wait to see this. Every day use amiga machine here we come!
Using the linux drivers is brilliant. Should run on ANY pc...

IMO:
-To become brilliant everyday machine, AROS (the base behind ARIX) needs to evolve a lot (MorphOS is tough benchmark, and also it has some weaknesses)
-Linux does not run on ANY pc, if one expects full HW support. (I have 5 x86 systems, and every one needs driver love before Linux runs in any decent way) Custom HW is the best way for a niche to do a high quality system.

(Open source AROS and perhaps also ARIX is number one candidate for new HW tinkerer/manufacturer to enter into our niche, because of the most open ideology.
For example, if I managed to get a custom (PPC or x86) HW to production, I would first get AROS on it, then approach ARIX, MorphOS and AmigaOS4 teams.)

[KimmoK]

Sounds a lot like paradise to me.

+1

I think it sounds better than what happened with apple moving from system10(or whatever number) to OSX, from legacy lover perspective.

It will be silly if this AROS derivate accelerates from far behind and is the first to do SMP+64bit. (while maintaining a lot of AOS look & feel)

One thing... will ARIX be able to handle memory protection?

[KimmoK]

isnt that one could compile with the use of multiple threads for amiga and derivates already, for instance separating gui from actual program thread, except that both threads had to run on one core so far?

What was the methode used when people ported (and still port) multithreaded apps to AOS etc.?
(I try to remember if it was some way to create child processes instead of threads...)

Looking...
http://aminet.net/search?query=thread
(so, it seems like you should be able to do multithreaded apps already for most/all flavours. They just have been running using single core, perhaps rework is needed to use truely multicore system.)

[KimmoK]

Thanks for the info.

btw. Is Arix developed in parallell for several ISAs, or is it x86 first then the rest?

(x86/x64/PPC/PPC64/ARM)