On: Fuchsia, a new operating system

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[desdiv → empressplay]

That's basically the non-endorsement clause from the BSD license. Nothing unusual about that.

[cpeterso → desdiv]

The license is not unusual. What is unusual is that Google appears to be writing a new mobile operating system. Is this someone's 20% time project? What is the use case for Google?

[evv → cpeterso]

Google needs an OS that works better for realtime applications like VR/AR and robotics. Note how they spelled out how it is designed for a non-trivial amount of RAM. This is in contrast to the tiny hardware that a realtime OS would typically run on.

Personally, I'm hoping that this is a cleaner foundation for Android that we can all use to build more advanced AR and robotics applications.

[erelde → evv]

I'd like to see another big player in the os market. Something really new, not based on UNIX (don't get me wrong people...).

Just for the sake of diversity. And maybe the illusory desire of a clean slate.