O/S That fit's on 1 floppy! MenuET OS

**NoPistonPC** · 08-05-2004, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by C4M

Well I appreciated the irony of NoPistonPC's comment

C!

**NoPistonPC** · 08-05-2004, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by eatyummypuppies

frodo,
If you had a couple hundred grand to throw into development, would your software be better or worse?

I agree with you that throwing money into a software project will yield better results. I also agree with you that it is rare to find free software that is better than it's commercial counterpart. However, I think it is wrong for you to turn people away from "altruistic" open-source projects that have not reached their "imagined potential". While it is true that Windows XP is an amazingly useful piece of software and MenuET is nothing more than a novelty item, you should not discourage people from trying out new things. Granted, I would never waste my time with MenuET, but someone else might. Some of the best discoveries and inventions have occured as a result of stubborn bastards who refuse to settle for the status quo.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Tidder

Your just ****ed off that you can't write anything that anybody could actually use, like frodoplayer.

Tidder, I love your posts man. Keep 'em coming.

**Yuriy** · 08-05-2004, 05:28 AM

http://www.menuetos.org/applics.html

Here are the apps currently available for the OS.
No MP3 player.. that's a shame because such OS would really help me out with my P133 system.
Although it only takes ~6 seconds for me to come out of standby in Win98 SE

**OdysseyPC** · 08-05-2004, 05:41 AM

Originally Posted by eatyummypuppies

Ask yourself the following questions:
(a)Why are there so many in-car media systems developed for Windows?
(b)What programming language are almost all of them written in?
(c)What's the difference between that language and the languages available to one developing for Linux?

a) Because windows offers simple RAD programs that can easily be found off a number of warez sites for free.

b) VB, cause it takes very few brain cells to code. In fact, it's the only language where the code written has an efficiency factor in direct proportion to how much beer you are consuming at the time.

c) I associate C/C++ with Linux, programming in C/C++ forces the programmer to code efficiently from the start. Also it is which way you look at it a lot more powerful than VB.

Don't get me wrong I'm a strong advocate of VB and the Windows Development, but I find your argument of "Your Linux machine is not as "usable" as a Windows machine" to be a little off par. Words spoken by the true one-eyed Windows supporter, unharmed by the complete customization bug that one is bitten with when they start to hack at their first Linux distro.

**Ricky327** · 08-05-2004, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by NoPistonPC

While it is true that Windows XP is an amazingly useful piece of software and MenuET is nothing more than a novelty item, you should not discourage people from trying out new things. Granted, I would never waste my time with MenuET, but someone else might. Some of the best discoveries and inventions have occured as a result of stubborn bastards who refuse to settle for the status quo.

Exactly...I agree.

Let them play with what they wanna play with. Its amazes me why poeple get so bothered with someone else project

Let them ask themselves a question :
How come theres a few media player around?
Theres even a few software written just for car PC.
There are many different skins/VIS available.
Why bother with all this crap when you can just use windows XP?

Why? because they are not happy with what windows XP can do...dohhh.

I cant see the difference making another OS to their own spec or making another software.

**eatyummypuppies** · 08-05-2004, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by NoPistonPC

However, I think it is wrong for you to turn people away from "altruistic" open-source projects that have not reached their "imagined potential".

Listen, I have no problem when someone says "this is neat and has potential." (I'm actually going to download and try it.) But you will incur my wrath when you say something like "OMG MenuET OS SCREW WINDOWZ N MICRO$OF BRO, THIS WILL BE A BETTER OS FOR CAR PCS ONCE SOMEONE MAKES IT A BETTER OS FOR CAR PCS."

**Motoko** · 08-05-2004, 09:02 AM

I R H4x0r

**Ricky327** · 08-05-2004, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by OdysseyPC

a) Because windows offers simple RAD programs that can easily be found off a number of warez sites for free.

b) VB, cause it takes very few brain cells to code. In fact, it's the only language where the code written has an efficiency factor in direct proportion to how much beer you are consuming at the time.

c) I associate C/C++ with Linux, programming in C/C++ forces the programmer to code efficiently from the start. Also it is which way you look at it a lot more powerful than VB.

Nice...That sure answered the questions.

**Spaghetti** · 08-05-2004, 09:42 AM

[QUOTE=OdysseyPC]
b) VB, cause it takes very few brain cells to code. In fact, it's the only language where the code written has an efficiency factor in direct proportion to how much beer you are consuming at the time.

QUOTE]

I think you meant to say "inversly proportional".....

**Tidder** · 08-05-2004, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by eatyummypuppies

Listen, I have no problem when someone says "this is neat and has potential." (I'm actually going to download and try it.) But you will incur my wrath when you say something like "OMG MenuET OS SCREW WINDOWZ N MICRO$OF BRO, THIS WILL BE A BETTER OS FOR CAR PCS ONCE SOMEONE MAKES IT A BETTER OS FOR CAR PCS."

You know, I hear what your saying, but I just wanted to give it a chance damn it, that's it. What I was really hoping for, was someone to say "Yeah, I made a program for that OS, and it plays MP3s". As far as microsoft goes, I'll always hate those guys, but true, that have the grasp on the market. I'm always looking for something better, that is non-ms. I don't believe in charging your soul for ms office. I use open-office instead. Not quite as functional as office, but it's good for me. Support the garaged-living-at-home-with-mommy programmers.

Originally Posted by NoPistonPC

Tidder, I love your posts man. Keep 'em coming.

You know, I just like throwing a little humor in your guys' ****y posts. To be honest with you I've actually never used frodoplayer, or even really looked up any info about it.