Re:Google Fuchsia OS team affected by layoffs
by TowerTall on Saturday January 21, 2023 @11:34PM
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I remember Google upfront said when they started development of fuchsia that it would take seven years before there was anything to show. Cannot find the reference. I also remember Microsoft saying the same when they were fiddling with Midori (now canceled windows replacement). It appears that 7 - 10 years is the typical timeline when developing an OS from scratch.
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Re:Google Fuchsia OS team affected by layoffs
by 015a on Saturday January 21, 2023 @11:38PM
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To be fair; given the evidence of that timeline are Fuchsia and Midori, I think the more accurate statement is that the timeline for developing an OS from scratch is not less than 7 years, with an infinite upper bound.
Re:Google Fuchsia OS team affected by layoffs
by sterlind on Saturday January 21, 2023 @11:43PM
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Midori had a much more uphill battle due to drivers (which would all need to be totally rewritten in M#) and the total lack of sandboxing in Windows apps.
Phones are a static collection of hardware, so vendors will have an easier time with providing all drivers needed. And Android apps are much easier to sandbox, given they run on Dalvik and have capabilities and don't just run as root with access to /.
I'm still so sad Midori was never open-sourced..
Re:Google Fuchsia OS team affected by layoffs
by pjmlp on Sunday January 22, 2023 @04:56AM
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Bing was running on Midori before the project was cancelled due to factor Sinofsky from Office leadership, well known for its COM and C++ love, and how Longhorn was killed as well after Office team jumped into the mix.