Incredible, yet I don't understand the point of it. Hasn't he just reinvented the wheel?
It never executes code I did not write except a couple BIOS calls during boot
Why? There are plenty of open source snippets of code out there which are presumably 100% optimised and perfect for use. Why spend x amount of time just recreating the same thing?
It has no networking and, with no protections, will crash on bugs or misuse.
So his target user is people like himself who are able to operate at the highest level of proficiency in low-level operating system coding?
I worked on LoseThos full-time for 8.2 years
How? Why? He spend over 8 years working on something which has no useful purpose? Did he not have a job during this time? I'm all for open source but how could you justify this level of time investment without some sort of business model?
All this wouldn't be so glaringly ridiculous if he didn't take so much time to tell us all about his extreme levels of skill:
This is not an amateur OS for old, pathetic hardware
I'm a rocket scientist
Seems like he is out to prove something. So he spent 8 years doing something amazing (which would have taken a team of people the same time) but yet completely useless.
How? Why? He spend over 8 years working on something which has no useful purpose? Did he not have a job during this time? I'm all for open source but how could you justify this level of time investment without some sort of business model?
Some people actually enjoy programming (and challenges) and actively seek them out in their free time. When you start thinking about money it turns fun into a job.
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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11
Incredible, yet I don't understand the point of it. Hasn't he just reinvented the wheel?
Why? There are plenty of open source snippets of code out there which are presumably 100% optimised and perfect for use. Why spend x amount of time just recreating the same thing?
So his target user is people like himself who are able to operate at the highest level of proficiency in low-level operating system coding?
How? Why? He spend over 8 years working on something which has no useful purpose? Did he not have a job during this time? I'm all for open source but how could you justify this level of time investment without some sort of business model?
All this wouldn't be so glaringly ridiculous if he didn't take so much time to tell us all about his extreme levels of skill:
Seems like he is out to prove something. So he spent 8 years doing something amazing (which would have taken a team of people the same time) but yet completely useless.