Re: [MiNT] New MiNT distribution [...]

[lars brinkhoff <lars.brinkhoff@intermec.com>]

Katherine Ellis wrote:
> 1) One you are saying linux, and not linux68k (big difference).

I do not remember seeing Linux/m68k in this discussion before you
brought it up.  Maybe I'm misguided, but I was talking about things
like device driver support and running 68k TOS/GEM applications in
Linux.

> 2) You are comparing linux to mint, on a unix perspective, (Not fair as
> you are ommiting TOS/GEM).

I don't recall doing that.  Quite on the contrary, I've tried to point
out ways for TOS and GEM applications to survive into the future.

> 3) If you are talking about linux has better support than MiNT, you are
> probably talking about NUMBER of developers working on the src.

I think I mentioned that a largue number of developers are working on
Linux, yes.  Remember that "Linux" is the name of a operating system
kernel.  I.e., I was not referring to applications.

> Linux68k I believe is not as popular, used as MiNT is.

Recently in this thread, people were talking about running MiNT on
other CPU architectures than m68k.  I know I did.

> COuldn't
> any of THESE supporters like you might want to call them do a desktop for
> example a little lighter? with drag ana drop, with nice protocol, using
> less than 1meg of ram?  hey something like THING desktop!? ;)

Yes, that's what I'm talking about.  That is already possible to do on
non-m68k architectures.  Today.  Barring any remaining bugs. :)

> Honestly: Some of you guys might not appreciate the "power" of MiNT and
> GEM/TOS, which is fine...

Now you are not adressing someone specific.  But it wouldn't be true of me.

> But don't expect everyone to agree with that,
> nothing (so far) beats my lovely environment, (no windows, no macos, no
> solaris, no gnome, no kde, no afterstep, no nothing), I know it is quite
> sad, and probably very stubborn attitude, but I really do enjoy my system.

That's great!  Wouldn't you like to have all that in the future too?  With
all the new fancy devices, faster CPU, etc?