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Linux Kernel 2.6.0-test6 Released
lamont116 writes "The latest in the series of beta kernels was just released by the fine folks who have given us Linux. Enjoy!" The Changelog has a hefty 240K of miscellaneous changes... LWN has an overview of the updates.
I for one welcome our new changelog wielding overlords
Think about it. They've continually pushed back the release date of Longhorn, at least three times now, to my recollection.
They've never even announced a date for Longhorn. What are you talking about?
The screenshots they have leaked out, whether they are true or not haven't produced any vote of confidence from the various geeks I've seen comment about it online.
As if that matters. Those are early, early alpha shots. All the cool builds with the 3D acceleration are in a different Microsoft lab anyway that hasn't had one of their builds leaked yet.
I'm neither defending Microsoft or trying to put them down, but the fact remains that their competition has been given a lot of breathing room, which I think if used wisely, will show some very large rewards by the time Longhorn comes out in full force.
I'm not really sure what breathing room you're talking about. The developer preview of Longhorn is coming out later this year. The list of features Longhorn already boasts is staggering, and I doubt within two years that ANY Linux projects will come close. We'll still be stucking using X11 with a hacked on desktop simulator, business as usual.
Who will upgrade to an OS that curtails choices in the file system?
What on earth are you talking about? Curtails choices in the file system? I assume you're referring to the WinFS service, which simply allows you to search metadate through all the gigabytes of data hard drives will contain in 2005.
Who will spend the money on an OS that hasn't proven itself yet?
People spend money on all kinds of new products and operating systems. I'm not sure what unique point you're trying to make here.
I'm not talking about Windows itself, but the new Longhorn.
That is Windows.
As for Longhorn, the "early adopters" might give it a try, but it will still take quite some time before the mass market checks it out. I predict it will be at least 6 months time before Longhorn starts to make any real significant headway in the market.
What are you, a market analysis? What makes you "predict" six months? What data?
Longhorn will be a very, very significant upgrade, as drastic as the change from Windows 3.1 to 95, which was a hugely successful release. Expect more of the same. From reading up on the features of Longhorn, this thing is gonna blow people away, from user experience to functionality.
So, given that I'm being optimistic with a date of January 1st, 2005, I really believe that the alternative OS's will have at least two full years before being in any danger from the MS Marketing Machine.
And like I said, I doubt two years will produce any significant competition. Two years ago we were all expecting Microsoft to topple. And two years before that. It's always the same touted party line, but before Linux makes any headway in that department, it needs actual results (instead of, say, another windowing toolkit or arcane project name).
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