Microsoft Singularity Now "Open" Source

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."

Comments

wharrrt?

[russ1337]

In today's news

"Microsoft releases open source operating system"

"Mans head explodes from intense confusion after reading news article about Microsoft releasing Open Source OS"

Re:wharrrt?

[sm62704]

"Mans head explodes from intense confusion after reading news article about Microsoft releasing Open Source OS"

Minor nit: you misspelled "Asplodes". From the link:

Use By Noobs
N00bs use the term asplode as a form of 13375p33k. For example:
Non-Noob: Lol I pwnt u with a rocket launcher!
Noob: Oh teh noes!!! I am asplode!!11!eleventyone!!
Non-Noob: Wtf?

A splode: the command prompt
Micro$oft secretly enabled a splode as a DOS command. Opening the command prompt and entering C:\asplode would start a countdown which would, when finished, cause your hard drive to a splode. Entering D:\asplode made the CD drive a splode. And entering A:\asplode would would make the floppy drive a splode. If you have a B:\ drive, you can a splode it by entering B:\asplode. Usually this makes the 5.25" floppy drive a splode! If you enter this into a Linux shell, it a splodes all computers within a 5-mile radius that run Window$. If you loved your PC, you would have entered this DOS command.

(Note: drive letter may vary between PCs.)

It is unknown whether the Singularity OS incorporates this useful command, but it is assumed that a singularity asplosion would release vast quantities of something not real nice.

I love the name

[sm62704]

However, considering that Vista has become something of a "black hole" for them, I think they were a little late with the "singularity" moniker. Is the next Windows going to be called "Event Horizon?"

That black hole has surely sucked in a few dollars of mine, and sucked in a lot of little companies that were pulled apart by Microsoft's huge gravity well.

-mcgrew
(Apologies for the lack of journals lately)

What?

[Robber Baron]

Singularity? Did Ballmer finally disappear up his own ass and create one?

Re:Stability?

[Eli Gottlieb]

[W]hat is the attraction of Singularity? Why don't you walk into the event horizon and find out?

Re:Stability?

[suggsjc]

This OS doesn't really run any applications at all

Which is the key to having a perfectly stable OS!