| ▲ | hulitu 6 hours ago | |
> To be successful, many more components are needed. What is the purpose of this OS ? Can it mint Bitcoin ? Can it do fluid dynamics simulation ? Can it act as an interface to a database ? Can it host a database ? Is it interactive ? What kind of interface it presents to the user ? | ||
| ▲ | qubex 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
That’s a rather luridly practical view that’s entirely out of sync with academia and basic research that provides tangible benefits much further down the line. | ||
| ▲ | kragen 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Those are applications, not operating systems. With occasional exceptions, you can run any application on any operating system. | ||
| ▲ | charlycst 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
There is an example of interface in the docs: https://lionsos.org/docs/examples/kitty/ | ||
| ▲ | kjs3 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Could have been done for fun. You wouldn't understand. | ||
| ▲ | fortyseven 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Yeah, Linus, what's the point? | ||