OSusk

Back from the Dead. Feeling like a mouldy, dank tapestry i.e, lots more mysterious layers to go thru to get to the big picture.

Susk is thinking of designing & implementing an OS. It looks daunting to me. So does climbing the Everest, but a crap load of Sherpas seem to be scampering abt that one. This post is dedicated to 'THE ENIGMATIC SUSK'

First of all I believe we should clear the slate. Think of empty space. Fill it w/ mobile phones - a Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Seimens & a sadha (normal) telephone. Which of these is the easiest to use. Well....the good Ol' telephone ofcourse. But u can't lug it & the address book around. So enter the mobile phones.Of all the mobile phones available the easiest to pick up & use is the Nokia. I know owners of other brands would beg to differ but I have had 'hands on' experience using the other mentioned phones. Most hand sets required me to get used to a system of operating. Yes Nokia too has a system but u don't notice it. Nokia UI(user interface) is intuitive.

Next...THE TRADE OFF:
I've been using Microsoft Paint,Corel Photo-Paint & Photoshop for some time. I still love MS Paint coz even a kid can use it. Its easy as drawing on real paper! But the other 2 packages r far more powerful because they pack in more tools & effects. In other words they r more complex. With levels of complexity these softwares r harder to pick up & use. Corel Photo-paint beats photoshop in the UI dept. But I still tend to use Macromedia Fireworks to tweak & optimize image dimesions & formats.

Then there is Maya & 3ds MAX. Both of them r awesomely powerful programs that let u make cinema quality stuff. Both r not as user friendly as the Nokia UI or MS Paint. Then there is Bryce 3d that is a powerfull program w/ an intuitive AI. BUT...
here r 2 supremely intuitive programs created by Takeo Igarashi that is similar to MS paint-

Teddy
Smooth Teddy
Use it & u'll know how things ought to be.
Should complexity mar the ease of a programs use? (Read as- don't be cheap get a designer to design the GUI!)

Susk man, I don't know how these things r going to help ur OS. But a few things r certain:
1>I don't wan't to learn to use the OS,I know where my penis goes!
2>Troubleshooting is like visiting the govt. office.Go to this dept that dept. & finally download the latest service pack or drivers from the company that made ur cards. I feel that if the Indian government actually patented the way they ran their offices, they could sue Microsoft.I don't wan't help files that r like windows help files.
3>Linux is for the programmer types. Give the common man a tool.