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WinFS' Spot on Back Burner Nothing New
osViews.com writes "Charles Arthur of Independant.co.uk has an interesting editorial which analyzes Microsoft's recently postponed 'WinFS,' the file system that Microsoft had been planning to implement in Longhorn. His editorial reminds us that this technology, previously referred to as the 'NT Object Filing System' was intended for a previous version of one of Microsoft's operating system's code named 'Cairo.' Microsoft first spoke of the 'NT Object Filing System' in 1992 and scheduled a beta release in 1996 and then a full release in 1997. But limitations cause it to continue being delayed."
They should just license ReiserFS 4 and make everyone happy. Of course, then it'd probably be too easy for people to switch to another OS. Whoops.
Before you know it Windoze will be releasing things like 'windows classic' to make up for the time delays.
Windoze Classic- Remember dot matrix printers and phosphore monitors? We do! Now you can relive the 'good old days' with Windows Classic! For only $500 you can run the original Windoze 3.1 with three, that's right, three shiney new graphics! Act now and we'll throw in a free 3 month subscription to AOL 4.0!
Yes, but SQL Server is the only Microsoft product that actually works in a half decent way (Don't laugh!)
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
Well, WinXP is deadly slow already. Every machine I've run that's had XP on it has run like crap basically.
The response time to almost anything OS related in XP is like treacle compared to my home machine with runs (fanfare of trumpets) Win ME. Who would have thunk it ?
Note that this is on decent > 1 GHz machines, whereas my home machine is a lowly Pentium III 550.
If I ever get round to getting a new machine, I guess I may have to keep a windows partition around, but my main OS will be one of the Linux distribs.
-- "It's not stalking if you're married!" My Wife.
yeah, it's called shitty technology on a shitty platform.
I'm glad it's behind schedule.
They can't seem to get virus immunity or Browsing right either.
I would rather use a Mac, Solaris, SysV, AIX, OS2, NeXT, Palm, HPUX, Linux, Osborne (yes..I had one), or abacus any day. Hope the project melts on the back burner. I have a feeling it's going to be sitting there for some time.