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Havok:
Java is the sux0r...
How does it play Half Life Source?
screaming:
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on March 19, 2008, 12:22:51 pm ---Wow. I'm posting from Bitty Browser, from inside YouOS, from inside Firefox...(weird thing is, I didn't have to log into BYOAC). How'd it know my login? :dizzy:
This is freakin' me out maaaaaaaan....
--- End quote ---
It just opens an IFRAME and wraps a pretty border around it. You're access BYOAC directly, not going through "youOS"
protokatie:
Regardless it is an interesting idea. Use the WEB as a platform for apps. It wont be able to do everything, but it is useful and I hope they show their real stripes when they get beyond Alpha stage. Maybe this particular thing wont last, but I am sure we wont see the end to an "OS" that uses the web as the HD and your account name/pass as "your computer". Hell even steam uses this basic concept for playing video games (IE log into the steam network with your name/pass and you can play any game you paid for)
Xiaou2:
Gota say, its a pretty stupid idea from the sound of it.
You need as OS, A pc, and a monitor - to get to load your mini os. And what for?!
As for online storage... that pathetic too. Why store your data in a place which will
take forever to retrieve it? Its called a 'Laptop'. (or partable HD, or USB drive...etc)
Taking away your Private PC, and putting all your data online is exactly what
big brother would love to accomplish.
A better idea would be to write a Real OS that actually is efficient and effective...
SavannahLion:
Xiaou2, it probably predates your time, but go look up terminals, main frames and thin clients. YouOS looks like it's trying to bill itself as a sort of modified semi-open source (I didn't notice the server available for download) thin client. YouOS looks like it's trying to re-introduce data independence, the true mobilization of your data and computing environment by severing the dependency on any one specific hardware.
I see the appeal of YouOS. Might even be a project worth watching. But eh, I used terminals and thin clients for years many moons ago (well... not that many, I just worked for cheap ass companies that refused to upgrade). As a user, the absolute nightmare of watching your work environment slow to an unbelievable crawl will forever haunt me. Vi......
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