On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 06:40:07AM +0000, Tuomo Valkonen wrote: > 2002-02-07 - Last release of Ion1 (it never had ds/rc/stable) > 2004-02-07 - First "stable" release of Ion2 > 2008-02-07 - First "stable" release of Ion3 > 2016-02-07 - ? > > (Well, I doubt there's a semi-usable non-fascist platform left > by then. So much does the present state of FOSS and the course > it is taking suck. Although, with enough manpower, it might be > possible to write a full OS in eight years. So who's signing up?-)
Here's an honest question: what language do people think the next operating system, the one that Ion users are most likely to write, will be written in? C is the default choice, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was something else... I don't have a guess, myself. I have no experience yet. What I would like to see, however, is a new language designed for the new task of writing a modern operating system. But even then, what features would this language have? If only I was wealthy, or could magically procure grants for myself. I'd love to research these questions. -- Bryan Richter aka chreekat
