Changes between Version 49 and Version 50 of FAQ


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Timestamp:
2017-05-25T19:36:52Z (8 years ago)
Author:
Jakub Jermář
Comment:

Remove one more defeatist FAQ

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    109109No, not at all. There are definitely many more various content management systems, office suites or web browsers out there than there are microkernel-based multiserver operating systems like HelenOS.
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    111 === After so many years of development, HelenOS still cannot do ''<xyz>''? ===
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    113 We are developing a new operating system from scratch as compared to a mere cloning an existing system with an established API. This forces us to figure out and design everything ourselves, which takes time.
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    115 The HelenOS development process can be characterized as breadth-first rather than depth-first. Breadth-first here denotes the fact that we are writing code which runs on half-dozen processor architectures and is highly multiplatform and portable. This is in strong contrast with the depth-first development model, in which a project quickly gains a lot of desktop features on only one architecture (typically x86) but its poor design prevents it from being ported to more platforms.
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    117111== Toolchain-related Questions ==
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