[unios] Re: UniOS Definition & Direction

[Tril]

From: Tril <dem@tunes.org>

On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Anders Petersson wrote:

> >> > I feel it's time to start working on some standards.
> 
> That is not what I feel. How likely is it that a handful of random people
> come together, talk for a couple of months, and then creates the best OS
> ever? We're not even clear over the design yet.
> Our time will come. Eventually.

As I said before, the Model B is very like the tunes model, so if model A
is chosen for UniOS, the members who don't want model A can join TUNES. 
Likewise, if some members in UniOS want a more in-depth investigation of
design which UniOS is not giving, then join TUNES.  If something like this
happens, and a clearly defined, but less-ambitious model is chosen
(because the design process was not drawn out), I think it would be a
great idea to also invite TUNES members who are frustrated with the long
design process or the extremely theoretical model to join UniOS.

> And please, don't rush ahead. If you do, you will miss the careful design
> that we *need* to be able to succeed. If an OS of this kind was easy to do,
> why are there so few of them, if any at all? Not because the system
> designers weren't quick enough, at least. Rather the contrary.

This is exactly the tunes philosophy of design.  If widely held in UniOS
then you share that with tunes.

David Manifold <dem@tunes.org>
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