Hi all to sovle all these problems we should build a all new OS that will install and play all new and old Games and Programs and it will be a hassel free OS..
Lets call it .....(Nexus) the new hassel free OS to all....

But I want to call it Gertrude and hassle all the MAC users.

I can say with 100% certainty that you're not a software developer.

It's extremely hard to write software, even more-so an OS, even more-so and OS that runs old software flawlessly while still being able to run new software and provide the option to write software written in the future.

I've discovered through DOSBox and GOG that part of the nostalgia factor for me -was- the hassle. Sometimes tweaking autoexec.bats and config.syses for each individual game was more satisfying than the game itself.

I remember a particularly bizarre method of getting Leisure Suit Larry 6 SVGA CD to run - I had to use a specific boot disk, then launch the game which would then crash, reboot with the same boot disk, then the game would launch fine.

Come on! Where do I sign up?

Few dozen people at Microsoft built the first few versions of Windows in a dozen years.

I'm sure we'll be able to get up to that point in a dozen centuries.

I know it is hard but you have to start someware if you fine the right people to do the job then this would help lots out .There are lots of people out there and lots are saying the same thing if you work on that you can make a very good OS that will help all and build it to play old programs and games note fall back programs in the OS and go forward for new programs and games flawlessly.I would buy an OS that would do all that..

Well, we could get it done faster if we rip off the UI from apple like Microsoft did.

Here you go, now join the effort in completing it.

Strictly speaking, didn't they both rip their basic UI from Xerox?

Which Apple ripped of Xerox, I believe. But lets not start this bashing crap again! :D

The thread is supposed to be about the development of an awesome new OS!

Xerox didn't think it was worth anything, so Apple got the rights to use it. I think.

I forget how exactly that worked out. But Xerox ended up suing over the issue.

Apple was never a licensee, Xerox filed suit during the proceedings where Apple sued MS over the look and feel issue. Xerox ended up suing because if precedent was going to be set for copyright covering look and feel it felt entitled to money from Apple since there wasn't ever a license involved.

Basically, Xerox let the Apple folks in for research purposes. Which is more or less just as stupid as what you were suggesting.

Did you like how about GOG build a new OS ?

Would this new system be drm free?