Re: [MiNT] MiNTs direction.

[Frederic Fouche <g213778@coazter.myip.org>]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, [ISO-8859-1] Jörg Westheide wrote:

> Hi Konrad!
> 
> KMK>Also, the tendention to the UNIX direction is also quite logical,
> KMK>because once we get the possibility of porting and using "some" Unix
> KMK>programs, we naturally fall into the want of porting and using more [...]
> KMK>This _naturally_ makes a pressure on the development guys to
> KMK>implement more and more Unix features. So, the "Unix part" of MiNT
> KMK>constantly evolves, and the "TOS part" of MiNT stops, because it is
> KMK>already pushed to the limits. The consequence is that MiNT becomes
> KMK>Unix more and more and I don't think this evolution is stoppable.
> I'm not against development in the unix direction. But while reading this
> list I more and more get the impression that some people here are only
> interested in the unix part and don't care about the TOS part (or even seem
> to consider it to be something evil)
> I don't want to have the plattform changed to a unix system with some TOS
> legacy

If you want TOS 100% compatibility, just reboot the machine or use mint
kernels < 1.15, you'll be straight.  TOS is already available and is
proven to work, why not extend the horizon? If TOS is to be preserved
along, great, if TOS causes reliability or security issues then it will be
heavily discussed (I hope). The goal of course is to have both cohabiting 
nicely..