Re: 2.7 (=~e)

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