Re: Possibility of open-sourcing GS/OS

["Kirk Mitchell" <kirkmitchell@gmail.com>]

jbooth...@gmail.com wrote:
> better to get Unix or Linux running on a GS,
> and Xwindows or another GUI front end...

Closest I ever saw anything like Unix or Linux on a GS was GNO.

http://gno.org

It did nifty stuff like psuedo-multitasking, and had lots of shell
programs.

> Then a program that will either 1)modify GS/OS
> programs to work with the new os or 2)create a piece
> of code as a go-between the GS/OS programs and
> the new OS or 3)just use linux or unix apps.

I don't really think a stock GS would have the horsepower to do much
GUI stuff.  But I certainly hope folks don't think I'm raining on their
parade.  Go for it!  B-{)

Kirk