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Re: Arix
« on: June 16, 2014, 08:29:02 PM »
Hmm, went to the page to see if a demonstration video was up yet and the page is down.
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Re: Arix
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2014, 08:44:59 PM »
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you mean this?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCNZFPR1K8&feature=youtu.be
this computer really sounds like an accelerating truck..


OK, so it boots....

...not exactly the sort of demonstration video I was looking for. :)
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Re: Arix
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2014, 04:34:11 PM »
I was going to type that too, but then I realized I'd be saying something, or typing something anyhow. :)
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Re: Arix
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2014, 04:55:52 PM »
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Something wrong with my explanation?

then make a better explanation...

Intelligent comments like "I'm saying nothing......." are easy...


Oh, I'm just making wise cracks, they are not serious nor are they directed at anyone in particular. :)
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Re: Arix
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2014, 04:58:04 PM »
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This just an AROS fork?

Just curious why I'd want to run this vs. AROS.



My understanding was that this was to be like Amithlon, only using Aros 68k.

AerOS on the other hand I thought was supposed to be a merger betweek Linux and AROS x86, thus giving AROS users the benefit of more drivers, as well as acess to Linux apps and Windows appls via Wine, though with an AROS interface, at least that's what I believe the intended goal is.

Maybe Arix isn't 68k compatible as I thought? I dunno... so many distrobutions. So few videos demonstrating what exactly these can do.
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Re: Arix
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2014, 05:31:01 PM »
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So why run it vs. the various AROS variants?

Don't mean to smack talk anyones hard efforts, just curious what it would offer me vs. one of the AROS linux hosted versions.


Drivers, and for that fact that presuming AROS crashes (no memory protection, still in alpha/beta stages technically), you shouldn't have to do a full system restart in order to get back to your desktop. At least those are two advantages I see.
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Re: Arix
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2014, 05:45:42 PM »
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@XDelsuion

Arix will also provide multi-processor support, something still lacking in AROS.


Honestly?! How so?
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Re: Arix
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2014, 06:14:38 PM »
I wonder if this will also improve the state of the graphics card drivers that we currently have. From what I understand we are still missing a lot of features in that department compared to Linux.
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Re: Arix
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2014, 07:02:04 PM »
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@XDelusion

Yes, driver support will be greatly improved under Arix but another positive side effect is that Arix will allow AROS application software developers to continue writing code independently of the AROS/Arix operating system developers.  This will allow for mature, robust application development to occur independently of the native AROS OS and driver development.  

Another unintended side effect, for good or bad depending on your viewpoint, is that some people may just opt to use Arix and lose interest in "native" AROS.




On that note, they would have to write their code to specifically take advantage of the addtional CPU's/Cores wouldn't they? That is if they wanted to make use of them, which I believe in turn would break native AROS support, correct?
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Re: Arix
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2014, 07:25:04 PM »
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That would be true of ASMP but not neccesarily of SMP where the scheduler usually takes care of it.




 Aghh yes, the old (ASMP) American Society of Media Photographers vs (SMP) Symmetric MultiProcessing argument.

I never quite understood that one. ;)
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Re: Arix
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2014, 03:44:06 AM »
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FFS, SFS, NTFS , FAT Currently


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The only place that has the Unix directory structure is the initial Ramdisk.  From the user perspective only the Amiga directory structure is available.



No and No.



Sounds a lot like paradise to me. :)
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