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From: byron@ocf.nms.unt.edu (Byron Goodman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.unix.misc,comp.windows.x.misc
Subject: Re: OpenStep for $100
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.unix.misc,comp.windows.x.misc
Date: 20 Apr 1994 14:06:52 GMT
Organization: University of North Texas
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Douglas Muir (dmuir@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) wrote:
: Hi, I'm part of a group that's thinking about implementing a $100
: OpenStep implementation. We think Next's NextStep OS is great, but its
: high price is a major reason why not many people have it. Now that Next
: is releasing the system independent features of NextStep (the spec. is
: called OpenStep), some friends and I have started to think about
: starting a software company to write an inexpensive implementation.
: However, it would be stupid to go through all the work to write such a
: thing if nobody would want it, so I'd like to get some feedback from the
: net community.
: Lets suppose that our final product is as much of a NextStep clone as
: possible (to be determined by the OpenStep spec, but most NextStep
: features should be included). It probably will *not* be binary
: compatible with NextStep, but in most cases a simple recompile should do
: the trick. It should also have the same feel and features as NextStep
: (such as display postscript & same GUI) but will *not* have things like
: Renderman, Pantone color, and possibly a mach based unix, which would be
: too expensive to license (instead we would use something like linux).
: We would also use DPS on top of X windows so your standard X programs
: would run.
: * If this product was priced at or around $100, would you buy it? *
: * (assume we can write it :-) Please send email to the address below! *
: Also, what are the most important factors involved in your decision?
: GUI, number of available applications, power, user friendliness, price,
: hardware requirements, compatibility with other OS's (windows emulator),
: etc.? I will *NOT*, repeat *NOT*, use your response to form a list of
: potential customers unless you explicitly ask me to.
: We think that there are three types of people who might want this, 1)
: people who want nextstep but can't afford it, 2) people who use unix at
: work and want it at home but want a nicer interface so their family can
: use it too, 3) hacker/techie/student types like ourselves.
: Thanks for your input!
: -Doug Muir
: dmuir@mit.edu
: PS. We know about gnustep but think that the OS would do better with a
: company behind it.
: PPS. Yes, this is the same group that posted on n.programmers.
Yes... This sounds really good to me.
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