On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 14:08:02 +0200, you wrote:
> Jeroen Janssen wrote:
> >
> > hmm.. I've been reading some past messages in the mailinglist.. and I
> > was wondering if it would be possible for someone to create a plex86
> > "roadmap".
> >
> > Since I'm (relatively) new to plex86, I don't know what's already been
> > discussed + for Kevins upcoming presentations it might be usefull to be
> > able to tell what the current status is, and what has most priority
> > (I'll assume "you" all know this, but for an "outstander"/"newcomer"
> > these things are not obvious).
>
> Well, I guess the first priority is to get linux
> working as a guest OS :). Once that works, the
> next priority would be (IMO) to get it working
> FAST (optimisation, squeeze performance out of
> everything). But everybody has different priorities,
> I guess it's not all that important what you work
> on because everything will need to get done
> sometime...
I've been lurking on this list a little while, holding my breath :) My first
programming language was 16-bit x86 DOS ASM. I'm really hoping to get back into it,
even if I have to re-learn everything the hard way(which, of course, I'd have to do).
I just wanted to say that I agree with the priorities you mentioned. For several
reasons:
1) We have Linux source code. That's gonna make it a whole helluva lot easier when
trying to implement the necessary guest code.
2) The longer it takes to get Windows up and running, the longer we'll have to "do it
right". People who want to run Linux inside of Linux probably have a good idea as to
what they're doing. Even if they can't program, they'll probably be able to provide
intelligent reports. As soon as Windows runs adequately in plex86, our user base is
going in going to grow exponentially. That'll be tough to deal with. Trust me.
3) After Linux is running on top of plex86 flawlessly(which I honestly believe is
possible, except for maybe some obvious limitations), that's a good 1.0 release,
because I know plenty of people who would find such an environment useful.
Just my two cents.
Dave
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Out the modem,
Past the server,
Through the router,
Down the wire,
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