AROS has no chance in the future if...

[dammy]

*It doesn't use memory protection.

Michal is currently working on that for his x86_64 kernel.

*It doesn't go 64-bit eventually

Michal is working on it currently.  I hope to see him commit it to the AROS SVN within 60 days.  The bounty he is work on can be viewed here.

*It doesn't take advantage of SMP.

x86_64 kernel first, SMP can wait a bit longer (that and if Michal is willing, got to get a Athlon-64 2X CPU for him to develope on).  Good news is, the modular x86_64 kernel will be a major step towards SMP.

*It isn't multi-user.

Some basic steps have started on this issue.  I really don't see this moving forward until after Michal's x86_64 kernel is released and backported to x86 kernel.  There are issues of those wanting multi-user enviroment (I'm one of those) and those who want single user enviroment so it's going to be a compromise between the two at the end of the day.  Fortunetly for AROS, it has some very clever developers who can find that compromise.  :-)

Dammy
TeamAROS

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UAE<->AROS Bounty and kickstart phase 1 and 2 are open to either (old or new) developers or cash.  Unlike the other alternatives Amiga-like OSs, AROS isn't going to sell you squat.  AROS is a front loaded community support, there is no back loading (ie you pay after the product is ready) via computers and OS that you MUST buy to use AROS.

Dammy

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Its fun to see all these posts about AROS not making it! who ever said AROS would be a competitor to the mass market anyways? if AROS can ever get 1000000 users id see that as a massive success and if it dosent so what? the more AROS improve the more people will consider using it either as a hobby OS or even main OS and that should be more then enough to make sure there will be some useable software (and AROS acctualy already have some usefull software in hollywood and Lunapaint to name a few) so stop looking so dark on it people .

I don't think people have quiet gotten the idea what AROS is all about.  AROS is not a White Knight looking to save Amigaland and make huge profits by crushing the other commercial OSs.  AROS being open source, is a *community* OS. Guess it's all the years of company's blowing sunshine up everyone's ass for sales, they don't understand this different mindset of AROS.  Being an end user, all they want is your cash.  Being a member of a community with a public OS, means that things only happen if the individual makes it happen.  How many copies sold/download is meaningless if the community is happy and moving forward.

Dammy

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True, and this despite trying to work it out for years.

Is there a time table?  None that I am aware of.  Now it may not fit well within YOUR time table, but such is life.  Over the past two years, I've been very happy with AROS' developement.

To be honest, I don't believe AROS knows what it's all about. There seems to be no direction and no aim, and the only actual purpose I can make out is to give the people involved something to do

I guess it's possible for those on the outside looking in may interput it that way.  If that is what you like to think, by all means, do so.

The reason I always ask the same question about AROS is because no one ever has an answer.

Perhaps they did answer, and you just failed to recognise it as the answer you were looking for.  Or of course, they just ignored you.

It seems to be in a constant and perpetual state of aimless development, but I can't make any more use of it today than I could a few years ago.

Guess all those things have been developed over the past two years are meaningless to you.  Well such is life.  Perhaps AROS will eventually live up to your high expectations.  Until then, how about writing your own Amiga like OS so AROS knows how it should be done?  :roll:

Dammy

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Will AROS be able to hold the interest of the casual user for more than 10 minutes, and if so when? Is it taboo to ask?

So you installed AROS, setup TCP/IP, did some IRCing and then customized your prefs, played some games, did some art work while listening to MP3s all in under 10 minutes?  You must have been REALLY bored out of your mind with the old school Amigas.  

Dammy