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Community perspectives 2006-2008

http://ecomstation.ru

Presentation:

Speaker: Eugene Gorbunoff

Community perspectives 2006-2008

(Evolutionary Sprint)

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Community perspectives 2006-2008

http://ecomstation.ru

eComStation village

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Evolutionary Sprint

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eComStation (OS/2) village devastation:

Unemployment

Emigration

Leak of technologies

Weak psychological state

No large factories, no external investments

No killing applications

There is a hope:

Many specialists around, the community is not divided

We can run eCS on modern PC again

We have traditions and advanced technologies

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China-town in Linux megapolis:

Good for organizers of China-town

Bad for developers of eComStation software

Good for some user (consumers)

Death for those who stay in the village

People will become assimilated in 1-2 generations

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Interaction with Linux

Linux is a source of hi-tech raw materials:

Import black box

Add native GUI (integrate into Workplace shell)

Add interoperability with other native applications

100 linux applications -> 10000 applications

Allows survive but doesn't give competitive advantages

No need to boot linux

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Why do we use eComStation (OS/2)?

Other people will join us

If we advertise our platform

If we prove that this is the best OS

Useful software (better: we are monopolist of necessary software)

High&easy earnings

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Current state (achievements and problems):

+ There are many specialists

+ Modern PCs are supported

+ All developers are loaded

+ Software updates every day

+ We are small and mobile

+ Alive sites, alive companies

There are barriers

Tons of bugs in OS

We don't export news to IT world

Poor communications

Every member is working alone

No toolkits, to templates of apps

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Existing barriers:

Frozen 32-bit kernel (Where is the list of needed features?)

Java Virtual Machine (Show me the company which is able port it)

Video drivers (every alternative OS has this problem)

Decrease of population (Don't drink beer)

USB problems (Flash disks, USB keyboards, slow speed, bugs)

PM improvement

Missing source code of system components

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We offer “Evolutionary Sprint” way

Evolutionary = don't migrate to other platform

Sprint = 1-2 years to improve situation

In other words,

Don't shoot fake targets. Make software to increase population.

Improve infrastructure, optimize processes

Found the Corporation of eComStation users and developers

Joint design and analysis of software

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Barriers may be broken after

1) After population increase

2) Create & promote medium size software

3) If we create templates for such apps and users participate

as professional beta-testers

4) If we determine the list of templates

5) ..

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Government should care about:

Roads

How to create apps from A-Z

How to sell software on eCS market. Provide working infrastructure

Migration politics

How to attract 10 developers, 1-2 companies to our market?

How to feed every specialist. And don't allow him emigrate

Make developers use common libraries (I/O Procs)

Education

Maintain eCS toolkit

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Companies should do:

Promote solutions

Publish reviews how to earn money on eCS market

Invest into creation of new solutions based on OS/2

Resellers should do:

eComStation PC

Describe the operating system

eCS FAQ maintain

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Developers should improve technics:

Exchange knowledge, exchange libraries. Create templates of apps

Don't start project alone. Find a fellow worker. Division of labor.

Spend more time to design of software (designers)

Improve communications.

2007 is the year of web-cameras and Iphones

Automate processes (bug-tracking, CVS, ..)

Result of work should include modules for common use

Use I/O Procs and other system modules

Create more WPS applications

Allow user select/search files using WPS

Unified view of applications

Your product is improved when WPS is updated

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Developers should switch to creation of node applications:

Example:

Step A: Select sub-utility and sub-operation:

Graphics: rotate, clip, flip, ..

Sound: change volume, reverse, ..

Other files: rename, copy, ..

Step B: Select group of files

Step C: Execute operation

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Users should do:

Write overviews of software

Export eComStation news to the Windows/Linux sites, promote the

features of our OS and software

Demand software/drivers creation

Participate in beta-testing

Make 2 developers join if see that their applications may be combined

“This day in eComStation and OS/2 history”

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e-ball club:

the only way to promote OS and software

Rubber ball

Golden ball

Publish articles/reviews

4 reviews/year

8 reviews/year

Development of app/driver

10 users

100 users

Site maintance

100 visitors/day

500 visitors/day

Annual payment

100 USD

500 USD

How to become member?

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e-ball club:

the only way to promote OS and software

Privileges for members of e-ball club

Rubber ball Golden ball

Discounts for software purchase 10% 20%

Conferences tickets local continent other continent

The club investes into funds 100 USD 200 USD

Souvenirs every year

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Students / sci-tech labs – the salvation of OS/2 platform

How to attract?

Let's declare eCS as “OS for students”

Accumulate math/chemical apps

Accumulate programs created by students

Give them old versions of eCS and OS/2

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Students / sci-tech labs – the salvation of OS/2 platform

They are able bring “know-how”

They have spare time, learn computer science

They are open for everything new and ar able

study OS/2 in short time

They have many friends which may be “infected”

They have parent which pay for bills

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eComStation PC – the only way to deliver eCS to new users

Resellers order special software for eCS PC

No problems with LVM, ACPI

May reduce the price of eComStation

Allows sell eCS to new users

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Commercialization – the only way to attract new developers

If you open own company – you take responsibility

All software should be valued. Declare price $10 but don't restrict user

Find like-minded person and found virtual company

Join small applications (1$ + .. ) to large one.

What is the goal?

Developers from other OSes will see that we have strapping

market and watch our platform.

Money is like blood.

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ERS way (Evolutionary Sprint) includes:

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Perspectives 2007

Operating system

JFS.IFS will be improved

Good VESA driver will be created (widescreen, overlays)

Large icons on desktop

More small PM system utilities and applications (10-20)

Multimedia subsystem improvements (Triton), 2-5 multimedia apps

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More catalogue software (eSchemes Deluxe)

1-2 developers from Win/Lin world may port medium applications to eCS

Device drivers:

Drivers/control applications for 20-30 types of USB devices

USB web-cameras will become supported

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Perspectives 2008:

What do you expect?

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Presentation: Community perspectives 2006-2008

(Evolutionary Sprint)

Speaker: Eugene Gorbunoff

Conclusion: Let's create more original software for eCS users, then

promote it on other markets to attract new users

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