XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 9/19/2024 8:23 PM, clinker wrote:   
   > Not to derail this thread, which is a good one, but it is possible an   
   operating system will be developed that threaten both Linux and Windows   
   existence as it is known today.   
   >   
   > OS2 had a good run for example. It is still alive and well in some   
   proprietary industrial equipment because it is impervious to hacks as no one   
   remembers it.   
      
   Writing OSes isn't much of a barrier.   
      
   Convincing people to use them, and selling the   
   OS to the populace, is a lot harder.   
      
   A round figure for an OS, is about $150,000,000 will   
   get you an OS. A file manager. And a calculator :-)   
   What more do you need, really. The calculator has   
   to have tiny characters for the keys, and gobs of   
   white space. See ? I can even write the requirement   
   spec for you.   
      
      Paul   
      
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