[ros-kernel] Re: Proposed books for rosdocs and NT software

[Steven E. <Ste...@kn...>]

Just because NT doesnt ship with a lot off apps this doesnt mean we can
package ROS with some realy kickass ones. If we were to do like linux does
and ship with a lot of apps it would help gain user support. After we could
just stick all extras in a /unsupported directory

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Campbell
To: ros...@re...
Sent: 10/8/01 7:52 AM
Subject: [ros-kernel] Re:   Proposed books for rosdocs

Umm, I thought ROS is an NT clone, won't it still run standard NT
software
so you don't need to write new apps, etc?  Why not just focus on writing
what NT includes.  Sorry if this mail doesn't make much sense.

Richard Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Casper Hornstrup" <ch...@us...>
To: <ros...@re...>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 6:38 AM
Subject: [ros-kernel] Re: Proposed books for rosdocs


> On Monday 08 October 2001 09:14, et...@so... wrote:
> > Casper Hornstrup writes:
> > > It sounds like you want ReactOS to be like the server editions of
Windows
> > > NT. I don't think that ReactOS should go that way. Putting too
many
> > > applications into "core" ReactOS will bloat it. IMHO, ReactOS
should
be
> > > distributed like the linux kernel, small and compact. Then the
diffrent
> > > distribution companies (which will be there at some point!?!) can
tailor
> > > their distribution to specific needs. Much like the way companies
like
> > > RedHat, VA linux, Suse, etc. does with linux now.
> > >
> > > - Casper
> >
> > how would extra applications bloat the kernel?
>
> Have you ever looked at a Windows NT distribution? They are all quite
large.
> Not because the core Windows NT OS is large, but because there are
many
> extensions to the OS. Extensions like drivers and other software.
Also,
the
> extensions included in a distribution are specific to certain
targetted
> end-users.
>
> > although, i do agree with the fact that a user should be able to
customize
> > his system. a package system (a la rpm/deb) might be in line later
down
the
> > road.
>
> There is no need to design a new package system. Newer Windows systems
has
MS
> Installer, which is sufficient.
>
> - Casper
>
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