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WinFS Beta 1 Released Early

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the how-early-is-too-early dept.

Mouldy Punk writes "Infoworld is reporting that WinFS Beta 1 has been released. The new relational file system for Windows is posted on MSDN Subscriber Downloads. This release is designed to offer developers a preview of WinFS capabilities. WinFS will be in beta when Windows Vista ships and will RTM afterwords. WinFS, when it ships, will be available for download for Windows Vista and possible support for Windows XP is being considered. The distribution mechanism for WinFS will be through an add-on download much like the .NET framework is today. Tom Rizzo also notes that there is a new blog dedicated to Win FS."

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  1. I wanna know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What should Hans has to say on this fs.

  2. First post. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    MS just found the backup disk.

  3. NTFS? by Snoolas · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if there is a possibility of MS releasing the NTFS specs for the FOSS community once WinFS becomes widely used? That would be great, but seems unlikely.

  4. Re:Is this really a file system? by Matt2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    > and whose mistake was propagated to Windows 98, 98SE, ME, NT, 2K, XP, and 2K3, effectively making it impossible for nontechnical users to ever learn where their files were located...

    The root of the problem is that most people do not care where their files are located. They just want it to work.

    By the way, I think something is wrong with your keyboard.

  5. Vista==XP by digitalderbs · · Score: 5, Funny

    When buying a Vista license, you'll be paying for XP a second time ... but you're really saving in the TCO.

  6. Re:Is this really a file system? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    By the way, I think something is wrong with your keyboard.

    You mean the ^H's? He's probably using Lunix. It's 2005 and they still can't get the freaking backspace key to work.

  7. Re:Give it a rest, OK? by DrCode · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are (deliberately?) misunderstanding what WinFS is designed to accomplish.

    Locking out Linux/Samba clients and servers?

  8. Re:bleh by aussie_a · · Score: 5, Funny

    2) Release an add-on with "BETA" in the title

    Works for Google.

  9. Re:Is this really a file system? by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Funny

    The bu^H^Hfeature is that you no longer get^H^H^Hneed to know where your files are.

    One of these days they're going to invent an operating system that recognises the Backspace button. The possibilities will be endless! They might even have cars that run on electricity in that future age.

  10. Re:Is this really a file system? by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I totally agree. I mean... when I search for "Porn" on my drive, it would be as though I did a search for *.*

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    Life is not for the lazy.
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    Comment removed based on user account deletion