On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:17 AM, gatesphere <gatesph...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm imagining a Leo-based operating system. Interesting idea ;-) I myself enjoy big thoughts, even if they are only thought experiments. There are several hurdles to be overcome, at least: 1. If you are going to replace the file system, there must be a way to share data. Leo doesn't make this task easy. Yes, you can share external files, but then you are back to a file system. Without external files, the only unit of sharing appears to be the .leo file, that is, the replacement for the entire file system! I've thought about such things for many years. I don't see a way around the problem. 2. I'm not sure whether you intend to use Qt for Leo's gui. I suspect not, since you are talking about using Leo's bridge. In that case, you are going to be doing a lot of extra work. 3. Reinventing tools such as web browsers and mail readers is the wrong direction. There is an infinite amount of *new* work to be done. Redoing old work (the work of hundreds if not thousands of programmers) can not be the way. In short, I encourage you to keep thinking interesting thoughts until you come up with an idea that can be done *quickly* (days or weeks, at most). This was the place I was stuck initially (after the Aha that webs are outlines in disguise) until I saw that I could use the MORE outliner as the prototype for Leo. It was then a matter of hours before I knew I was on the right track. @others was born in the first day of prototyping, and the programming style I used that first day has remained remarkably unchanged until the present. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to leo-editor@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
