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[Syllable] The free desktop and server operating system family

Kaj
24-Aug-2007
[1111]
Server currently doesn't have the Syllable GUI yet, but it will come
Robert
24-Aug-2007
[1112x2]
Why not use the desktop kernel and FS for the server side too?
I mean, what's the benefit of getting a server based on the linux 
kernel? Than I can use Linux right from the start.
Kaj
24-Aug-2007
[1114x4]
Because they were designed for desktop services. Linux is continuously 
optimized as a server
Also, Linux is stable now, not a few years from now
And it has software that also takes time to port to Desktop
Of course you can use Linux, but what is Linux? We are providing 
a Linux, and we think it will be a damn fine one
Graham
24-Aug-2007
[1118x2]
what I would like to see is a server linux that runs vmware out of 
the box
without having to keep recompiing the kernel
Kaj
24-Aug-2007
[1120]
Ubuntu and others do
Graham
24-Aug-2007
[1121]
not without some work
Kaj
24-Aug-2007
[1122]
I'm currently integrating QEmu
Graham
24-Aug-2007
[1123x3]
various how toos ...
qemu ?  run windows 20003 on that?
I saw a how to on that somewhere
Kaj
24-Aug-2007
[1126]
Sure
Graham
24-Aug-2007
[1127]
to run 2003 on ec2 I think
Kaj
24-Aug-2007
[1128x4]
Yeah, such combinations are interesting
We're on OSNews again (well, we haven't been off the front page for 
a few weeks), this time with our new Syllable Newsletter:
http://osnews.com/story.php/18508/Revived-Syllable-Newsletter-Published
There are mentions of REBOL and AROS in there
Kaj
10-Sep-2007
[1132x2]
Our provider went belly up, and I'm now rewriting our site in REBOL:
http://syllable.org
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1134x6]
The time has arrived! We have released Syllable Server
It's a development release. A lot of work remains to be done in the 
time to come, but I made sure it's usable for several things already
It doesn't have the Syllable graphical environment yet, but it can 
run graphical SDL and DirectFB programs
That includes emulators. QEmu is included, so you can run many other 
operating systems on Server, including itself
The system is very small, so it's suitable both as a virtualisation 
host and as a virtualisation guest
Both REBOL/Core and ORCA are included
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1140]
When is the GUI due ?
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1141]
I'm going to pull an R3 on you and say When It's Ready :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1142]
end of 2008 then?
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1143]
The first phase, building the base Linux, was mine. Now it's up to 
our project leader to port the Syllable stuff. I think I'm going 
to push him like we push Carl. :-) Actually, I'm hoping he will feel 
the pressure from people like you asking for it :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1144]
yeah .. some of us are too old to remember command line arguments 
and tool usage
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1145x2]
I'm actually forced to learn Linux now ;-)
I'm fairly sure I'm the first person in the world to build a Linux 
without caring much for it :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1147]
a html version of the readme would be nice :)
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1148]
Yeah, but that belongs in a somewhat long-term grand plan to design 
our documentation framework
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1149]
use a wiki
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1150x2]
No, there's noone but me for some time to come who could write this 
documentation
I've actually had a REBOL HTML generator for years, I just need to 
wrap it up and it wasn't worth postponing Server for
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1152x2]
reading txt files in a browser is very tricky
understanding Brenno de Winter's article is even harder
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1154x3]
It can easily be downloaded into a line-wrapping viewer
That's a problem of a different order: learn Dutch :-)
Anyway, I'vejust replaced our website with my own REBOL content management 
system, so the documentation plan has been set in motion
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1157]
Yet Another Rebol Content Management System ?
Kaj
6-Oct-2007
[1158x2]
Yup
Sorry, but I don't understand why nobody does it my way :-)
Graham
6-Oct-2007
[1160]
You're definitely not being invited to R3!