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New 'Agora' desktop project invites comparison to macOS

Original: When you look at Agora, keep this in mind: macOS has had decades to be refined. Agora has only existed in this form for

Developers are discussing Agora, a new desktop environment or operating system project built almost entirely from new code. One argument making the rounds: while macOS has had decades of refinement, Agora has existed in its current form for only a few weeks, with fresh code everywhere except the Core Foundation library and third-party components like JPEG rendering. Supporters say early roughness is to be expected.

Why now: A newly released desktop software project is being compared to mature systems like macOS, prompting debate over fair standards for young code.

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• When you look at Agora, keep this in mind: macOS has had decades to be refined. Agora has only existed in this form for a couple of weeks, and apart from the Core Foundation lib and various third-party libraries for things like JPEG rendering, it's all new code. It's bound to… · agora_desktop · 1

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