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Microsoft Singularity Now "Open" Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it-pulls-me-in dept.

Alex_Ionescu writes "Microsoft's Singularity operating system (covered previously by Slashdot) is now open to the public for download, under a typical Microsoft academic, non-commercial license. Inside is a fully compilable and bootable version of what could be the basis for the future of Windows, or maybe simply an experiment to demonstrate .NET's capabilities. Singularity, if you'll recall, has gained wide interest from researchers and users alike, by claiming to be a fully managed code kernel (with managed code drivers and applications as well), something that would finally revolutionize the operating system research arena. The project is available on CodePlex."

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  1. It's a microkernel by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's a microkernel. This project is named singularity, but it's a collection of services. The name appears to indicate some level of suckiness.

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    1. Re:It's a microkernel by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      I'm modded down for making an anti-microsoft comment on Slashdot? Truly, all of you can go fuck yourselves. You can all go play minesweeper and fuck yourselves.

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      Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
  2. Re:!free by andreyw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Forget the ideology. What I want to know is, has anybody here installed it/used it and what are their opinions? Why don't you, uh, have a clue and download it yourself and look at it?

    Its 60MB compressed and compiles in 40 seconds. Don't be lame.

    It's a research project, focusing on designing reliable, dependable, secure and low-overhead systems. You get code - written in C++, IA-32 assembly and Sing#.
  3. windows performance by CarpetShark · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If this is super-stable-hacker-resistant then there must be some uses there must be some uses where performance is not really an issue


    You mean, like replacing a windows desktop? ;)
  4. Re:!free by andreyw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Try getting some reading comprehension classes. It likely will not run on whatever hardware you have - VPC ftw.

    If your "actual job" prevents you from looking into things that enhance your personal and professional growth and that are interesting and are at the forefront of latest research.... get another job. Yours apparently sucks.

  5. Re:Microsoft hate by bazonkers · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "I just found the speach recognition built into Vista 2 nights ago. For just about everything but typing, it works flawlessly. As much as I love my mouse; sitting back, relaxing with both hands comfortably unbound from a keyboard and mouse, feels absolutely wonderful."

    I bet you do. Who doesn't?

    "When you're surfing the net, just say the name of the link on the page and it opens it for you."

    Do you find it embarrassing at all when you are shouting out site names like hotvagina69.com? Does it ever get confused when you shout out things like OH YES! OH MY GOD! Does it open some sort of religous site when that happens?