A Free XML-Based Operating System 175
Dotnaught writes "For the past five years, Xcerion has been working on an XML-based Internet operating system (XIOS) that runs inside a Web browser and promises radically reduced development time. To provide developers with an incentive to write for the platform, Xcerion's back-end system is designed to route revenue, either from subscription fees or from ads served to users of free programs, to application authors. Think of it as Google AdSense, except for programmers rather than publishers. Is it absurd to think this poses a threat to Google and Microsoft?"
command line (Score:5, Funny)
<command><command-name>grep</command-name><args><
Ahhh. (Score:5, Funny)
Stack Dump (Score:3, Funny)
XIOS
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Re:Not an 'Operating System' (Score:5, Funny)
Front Page (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, it's like they snuck into Slashdot's secret headquarters and stole the root password... to our hearts!
I've got another idea (Score:4, Funny)
This way we would live in the best of the worlds, would we not?
Moreover, this would threaten Google, Microsoft and the great scientific publishers.
Actually, we could make it work on top of an emacs session. Pity that you need another OS to run emacs, but
**it is emacs**, you know! and TeX, of course.
Anyone joining the project?
Re:Ahhh. (Score:4, Funny)
I'm already developing a XML parser on this new platform.
Re:Stupid (Score:1, Funny)
Irony (Score:4, Funny)
Their tagline is "Software should be free"
Which they've trademarked...
Re:Not an 'Operating System' (Score:1, Funny)
In accordance with emacs philosophy, emacs will be extended to include all the non-insignificant Xios functionality through native emulation. Current discussions need to focus on whether ESC+CTRL+SHIFT+NUMLOCK+X will be an acceptable shortcut keystroke sequence for enabling the GNX functionality. (GNX = GNX is Not Xios)
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