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Announcement of eyeos 2.0 from 1 January 2010

eyeos project logo I am sure there are those who are interested in the concept of virtual OS.

As you already know, it was decided to release eyeos 2.0 this year. From the first days of eyeos 1.0, it was clear that eyeos 2.0 will be something more than just a revision of versions 1.x with a new theme. The developers wanted to do something completely new, the plans were the following: the transformation of the desktop, new applications in the basic set, increased usability.

After several weeks of hard work, the developers are ready to present to you the developments of eyeos 2.0.
Please note that the screenshots are not final versions of the components. Not a few changes will be made yet.

Desktop

eyeos 2.0 The eyeos desktop, the first thing we will see after authorization. Major changes are expected in the very concept of the desktop. The developers decided to replace the desktop icons with user-friendly information.
eyeos 2.0 Added dock bar for available applications, system events, etc. The main part of the new interface is a small window containing links to various applications, the necessary information about them. For example, events in your calendar, changes in the eyeos environment, any of your files, etc.

Collaboration has become more convenient.

eyeos 2.0 Want to work on a document together? Easy! Just create a document and give an invite to a colleague. Eyeos will show who wrote where and what. The document is automatically blocked in the part over which one of the users is working, and automatically shifts up or down to make it convenient for you to work independently of the edited zones.
You can comment on any part of the document, see the changes made by colleagues. There are document access distribution groups. You and your colleagues will always be up to date with the latest document changes, even being outside the system, due to e-mail messages.

Notifications

EyeOS 2.0 will show which colleagues are online, you can chat and work. In real time.
EyeOS 2.0 is available to developers since November, 2009. Systems is available to everyone, from January 1, 2010.

New applications

For EyeOS 2.0, a full-featured word processor (with a collaboration mode), an instant messaging system, a completely new and powerful calendar integrated with other applications has been created. To work on each application, teams consisting of at least a developer and a designer have been created to develop and support.

Revised installation process for new applications

Installed by the system administrator applications will be available to all users who are left with the choice necessary in their personal environment. The user can install client programs without administrator approval.
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New tools, core, libraries and services. Back support

EyeOS 2.0 has acquired a new, improved API, file system, kernel, updated libraries. Now the system as a whole has become more resistant to loads and faster. Backward support for old applications was no less pleased, because applications under 1.x remained relevant.

Reworked sync

To replace eyeSync 1.x comes a new project developed specifically for EyeOS 2.0, available for Win, Mac and Linux. Contacts, plans, including support for the most popular applications for Win, Mac and Linux).
When will we get all this?
Already received and can be tested (:

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/80516/


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