Sean Cribbs wrote:

> I disagree.  While I believe that a gui-only system is nice, many
people
> prefer text-based user interfaces or command-line interfaces.  Plus,
> they are much simpler to create and will give us something to test our

> code on once the bare-bones system is ready.

i did not mean JOS should not have a CLI but it should be implemented in
a
graphic environment
but i accept the fact that they are easier to create.

> Hmm... I don't know if this is necessary because JOS is supposed to
> allow users to specify drivers while the system (gui/cli/etc) is
> running.  Most driver changes should not require a reboot or special
> startup selection procedures.

again i just meant that this gives you a startup configuration .. i
_hope_
that driver implementation is realtime ;)

> What are you trying to say?  If you're referring to a registry, there
is
> already one in the making.

exactly what i thought of ;)

> AFAIK from discussions with Digigod, JADE is the underlying system
upon
> which all UIs rest.  It provides things that are common among the UIs,

> like receiving keystrokes, handling graphics devices, input devices,
and
> other output devices.  The other UIs can be then defined using JADE as

> the workbeast.  For example, a Traditional GUI would ask JADE to put
the
> video card in graphics mode, and ask for a specific part of the screen

> to draw on.  It would not have to know how all of this is being done.
> JADE is for UIs what OO is for imperative programming -- hiding all
the
> work behind a nice interface, and making it reusable.

i agree in this concept ... it should be easy to port to other platforms
(not
just x86)

all in one it was just an idea and i wanted you all to know about it ...

i would really like to join you work but i think that i dont know enough
to
help you much but i start learning ;)
(first thing is to get cvs running to download the source ...)

Sebastian Hesselbarth



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