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Events / Re: Warpstock 2024: Coming? Not Coming? Why?
« on: September 12, 2024, 08:38:23 am »
Hello Lewis,
First of all, I would like to praise you for your commitment. We are all aware of the situation of trying to achieve something with the few developers. Therefore, you also deserve my greatest respect.
The reasons why I don't come to WarpStock are varied. Partly professional and partly private. But that has nothing to do with the event itself or the prices or anything else related to it.
Nevertheless, I have to agree with Sigurd. The most modern bootable system is of no use if you don't have the latest software for OS/2. OpenOffice may still do its job, but it is already outdated, and not just under OS/2. And the browser is now the most important application in the private environment and in the office. We're welcome to open a new thread. Everything stands or falls in this segment.
Apart from that. A careless Linux port also does not take advantage of the advantages of WPS or other OS/2-specific technologies. The technologies for which we all appreciate and love OS/2.
The situation is what it is. I think it's a huge shame. ArcaOS runs extremely well and reliably on my ThinkPad. If it weren't for the browser situation, I wouldn't even dream of looking for an alternative system. But a point has now been reached where daily work can hardly be completed.
So all that remains is to wait and see whether a solution might be found. Of course, Arca Noae's job is not to develop a browser. But you are our contacts and it is “your” operating system. If you can't find a solution to this, who will?
First of all, I would like to praise you for your commitment. We are all aware of the situation of trying to achieve something with the few developers. Therefore, you also deserve my greatest respect.
The reasons why I don't come to WarpStock are varied. Partly professional and partly private. But that has nothing to do with the event itself or the prices or anything else related to it.
Nevertheless, I have to agree with Sigurd. The most modern bootable system is of no use if you don't have the latest software for OS/2. OpenOffice may still do its job, but it is already outdated, and not just under OS/2. And the browser is now the most important application in the private environment and in the office. We're welcome to open a new thread. Everything stands or falls in this segment.
Apart from that. A careless Linux port also does not take advantage of the advantages of WPS or other OS/2-specific technologies. The technologies for which we all appreciate and love OS/2.
The situation is what it is. I think it's a huge shame. ArcaOS runs extremely well and reliably on my ThinkPad. If it weren't for the browser situation, I wouldn't even dream of looking for an alternative system. But a point has now been reached where daily work can hardly be completed.
So all that remains is to wait and see whether a solution might be found. Of course, Arca Noae's job is not to develop a browser. But you are our contacts and it is “your” operating system. If you can't find a solution to this, who will?