This could lead to interesting customizations if expanded. Maybe you custom research your TLOS to more efficiently use CPU (slightly reduces CPU requirements of programs) or something.
Can the TLOS be downloaded? How big is it?
Custom researching a TLOS would be AWESOME. Perhaps even take it a step further.
Patch Virii. You can install patches to TLOS's to give them positive or negative effects. Totally jack up and customize your server - it will NEVER be the same as someone elses with all kinds of different patches (Say each OS would allow you to patch it 10 times before it is either complete or you must wait for it to expire/restart it to re-patch it a different way). That's the end-game depth I'm looking for. Totally patch up someone's computer with different patch virii that make it run in different ways, while completely customizing my servers so they are never the same as anyone elses - or patched in a certain way like a group specific set of patches.
Also it gives players a MAJOR reason to buy gold as you wouldnt want your totally patched up OS to expire and have to repatch it weekly.
Examples of Patch Virii:
+CPU Patch: gives the server the OS is installed on 500 MHz of CPU - costs more than normal - this could be the effective anti-abuse tactic for siremi: Don't let players upgrade hardware on server's they have captured, instead let them patch them 10 times, and restart the TLOS. This would allow a cap on upgrades (every 2 weeks you would only be able to add 5000 MHz CPU as you can only patch your OS 10 times and would have to restart the OS which takes 2 weeks)
-CPU Patch
+RAM Patch
-RAM Patch
etc etc for hardware
the - patches are there so you can quickly and easily bomb a server, but only 10 times/2 weeks with the cap on patches + expiry.
and then you could get "special" patches - the ones you want to customize with:
Download Accelerator Patch: your downloads run 10% faster - this will allow Public FTP servers to run much more effectively
Opposite file listed above.
a patch that allows your HDD to run up +5% more capacity that it's cap - allowing for repository servers and the like, or just a quick HDD patch if you need that tiny bit of HDD room.
Opposite file listed above, takes up 5% of the HDD.
Patches that automatically delete logs if you have a log deleter running - it will delete at the log deleters level
Patches that automatically detect when a person has cracked your server - with our without an admin login
Patches that allow you to delete or undelete ALL of the logs on a server instantly - if you have a running deleter/undeleter (Will not uncover logs deleted with a deleter version higher than the deleter)
Patch that does not allow your IP to be pinged
Patch that does not allow your files to be deleted (Unless the person trying to delete them has a deleter patch with a version higher than your delete blocker patch)
Patch that automatically collects any virii that were activated from that server still tied to it every so many hours depending on the patch version. - this will allow players to steal virii profits that have been sitting on inactive servers for weeks and weeks or make it so that some players never have to collect again.
Patch that automatically completes a task if you assign it, when it is completed
Connection patch, allows you to change IP without losing any active virii connections (Localhost only)
Anti-Virus patch, which automatically begins disinfecting any virii installed on the gateway so long as there is an adequate AV on the gateway.
And then there's always malicious patches, so we can really have some fun:
Malware overload/logic patch, effectively a 0.05 malware overload/logic bomb that attacks the hardware/software 24/7 (leaves no logs)
Malware combo patch, read above, combined.
IP Database patch, adds all IP database IPs of the owner of the server