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- RichardCranium, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1I certainly do hope so! Thanks for mentioning it, anyway. Although I was already aware of Voyager, I haven't visited the site for a fair while. It seems to me that there haven't been any further updates to the FAQ since December 2007.
Unfortunately, I'm only a humble user, with absolutely no programming or development knowledge, so I doubt if I would be able to make any kind of worthwhile contribution to the project.
I guess I'll just have to wait patiently for something to appear. However, I suppose I might be able to take part in alpha or beta testing some time in the future, should clueless testers ever be needed! - smechling, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1There are hundreds of companies worldwide which continue to use OS/2 and eComStation because of its stability, anti-virus and anti-hack capabilities. Example: Ford just upgraded its dealer information network with new hardware - it runs a custom version of OS/2 and applications. The upgrade went flawlessly to thousands of dealers. Try and do that with Windows... Other companies include Citi-Group, Bank of Brazil, BMW, Frito-Lay, and many others.
- eraccusa, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1@RichardCranium, I think the Netlabs Voyager Project is our best bet for an open-source OS/2 variant:
http://voyager.netlabs.org/en/site/index.xml - RichardCranium, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Many people still use it: it's virtually immune to all the Windows security problems, such as viruses, trojans and spyware. OS/2 users don't need to run anti-spam and anti-spyware apps which slow the machine down with their constant checking of eveything the user does, as well as the constant updating processes. Of course, OS/2 users still get spam, but so does every other email user in the world!
To this day, the Workplace Shell (WPS) is still unequalled for usability and configurability. No other desktop, Mac, Windows or Linux, comes near it!
The biggest problem for OS/2 users is the lack of support for modern hardware, (especially printers) as well as other types of PnP devices. This is where Windows is now in front.
There are many skilled and talented people out there trying to keep OS/2 (eCS) alive, but it's an uphill battle because, even though IBM has stopped supporting it, it refuses to release the source code. (However, I understand that there are some legal restraints because not all the source code belongs to IBM). If OS/2 could somehow be made open-source, it would certainly give Mac, Linux and Windows a run for their money! - eraccusa, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1Actually, no I am not "trying to bring OS/2 back to life!". OS/2 is not yet dead and lives on as eComStation. I wrote that article for people in the eComStation community to show how to get a modern system installed with the latest eComStation pre-release (plus if it drives business to my company that is a decent side effect :) ).
- gilbertd, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1In reality, there have been a few die hards who have stuck with OS/2 (now effectively renamed eCS) through the years because it has always had the usability and reliability that we have wanted in an operating system.
- 16777216, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Holy crap! Some one is trying to bring OS/2 back to life!
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