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MS Releases Open Source Alternative To BigTable

Posted by kdawson on from the devil-puts-on-gloves dept.

gollito writes in with news that Microsoft has released an open source alternative to Google's BigTable file system, which is used on large distributed computer clusters. Matt Asay writes for CNet: "I also believe that Microsoft's fear-mongering around open source cost it years of productivity and quality gains that it could have been delivering to customers through open source. I hope that reign of ignorance is over."

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  1. Wow... just wow. by Jonas+Buyl · · Score: 5, Funny

    So this means pigs CAN fly?

    1. Re:Wow... just wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Swine flu. Now anything can happen.

    2. Re:Wow... just wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Only if that pig is seated in a chair in Ballmer's office.

    3. Re:Wow... just wow. by jvd · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yep, pigs flu... I mean, flew. Bad joke, I know, I know.

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      Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
  2. Re:I lol'd by brusk · · Score: 4, Funny

    The latter. Pirates are better.

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  3. really? by Darlo888 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They open sourced the surface?

  4. Reign of ignorance? by Nick+Ives · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hope that reign of ignorance is over.

    Lets see... Nope, Ballmer is still in charge!

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    Nick
  5. Re:I lol'd by hairykrishna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rubbish

    emacs is clearly superior

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    "Physics is to math as sex is to masturbation." -R. Feynman
  6. Re:It's not an alternative to BigTable by BikeHelmet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which means that your appliance that uses BigTable needs continuous access to the Internet.

    What!? This is absolutely outrageous~! None of my servers have internet access!

  7. Re:I lol'd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cool! I just installed it on my machine. Do you know where I can find a decent text editor for it?