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to: Rich Wonneberger
from: Leonard Erickson
date: 1999-10-09 09:57:02
subject: Write Our Own Version

 -=> Quoting Rich Wonneberger to Gene Tucker <=-

 > Well I was reading on one forum just recently and one user has
 > proposed that we write our own version or OS/2 or an OS that will
 > run OS/2 apps.  Personally I found this intriging. My question is
 > does anyone here think that it can be done.

 RW> The only thing impossible is skiing through a revolving door.

 RW> The question is how long will this take.  Linux was not written over
 RW> night.  It took time to develop, test, debug, and release. 

Yeah. Linux being a version of Unix, it is almost 30 years old. It's
silly to expect an OS that's only a third of the age (and that once had
MicroSloth involved) to be anywhere *near* as robust.
--- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30
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