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« on: January 08, 2015, 11:54:25 am »
Sorry Guys, I should have said that FP 6 is for WSeB (it was the early hour in the morning after a very long day - at least that is my excuse). We have CDs full of various updates, fixpaks, kernels etc - although I don't remember seeing the 14.106 kernel.
My main point was, and still is, is that there is little r no change to the base OS/2 that makes up eCS. Agreed, a new improved installer would be nice but is not essential for us - we have basic disk images that we use when we change equipment, main boards, HDs etc.
As I see it there are some things that must happen before we can push OS/2 out to the world again.
1) There needs to be a name change eCS is meaningless to most people and OS/2 is the property of IBM. Somewhere along the line some research needs to be undertaken to find a name that resonates with the public.
2) The price has to be one that people will want to buy it to try - make it too expensive and no one will look at it. Just how much the price is still dictated by IBM I don't know.
3) It needs to install as easily as windows on most computers. Yes, I know that will be a lot of work that needs to be undertaken on drivers, mainly video sound and network although the main board manufactures appear to be standardising on a small number of chips which may be an advantage (example, most of the boards we are look at as possible replacements are using the Realtek 8111 gigabit network chip).
There are other things but the above are the main ones and they will cost money to implement well - much more than our dwindling community can raise. So the first thing might be to look for a commercial sponsor, someone like Elon Musk and SpaceX or Richard Branson and Virgin Atlantic.