I think this is a great thing. But I also think it may be too little too late. OS is already well on its way with other gui toolkits (Gtk, at least) that are actively being developed to suit our needs.
It seems they are seeing the trend and are making an attempt to get people to use Motif before they are a total dinasaur.
Well, maybe not a killer app, but how about a killer use?
With all the talk about smart devices in your house (fridges that call repairmen, washers that know when they're broke), maybe the next big thing will be something to control all these devices.
I can almost imagine a house as a small business, with a single, larger computer sitting in the basement, and all these "smart" appliances connecting to it. Maybe we could even get rid of the self-contained PC and use (gasp!) thin clients as access terminals in multiple places in the house.
It seems to me that an inherantly multi-user OS such as Linux, could be adapted for this type of use.
I want something has to act as a filter between my house and the world, or else we'll be getting advertisements every time we open the fridge, or do a load of laundry.
just a thought.
machwon pragmatic optimist - I'd be happy if I cared.
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This one was supposedly run and supported by the biggest software company in the world, not by a high school student in his basement.
I think this is a great thing. But I also think it may be too little too late. OS is already well on its way with other gui toolkits (Gtk, at least) that are actively being developed to suit our needs.
It seems they are seeing the trend and are making an attempt to get people to use Motif before they are a total dinasaur.
machwon
Well, maybe not a killer app, but how about a killer use?
With all the talk about smart devices in your house (fridges that call repairmen, washers that know when they're broke), maybe the next big thing will be something to control all these devices.
I can almost imagine a house as a small business, with a single, larger computer sitting in the basement, and all these "smart" appliances connecting to it. Maybe we could even get rid of the self-contained PC and use (gasp!) thin clients as access terminals in multiple places in the house.
It seems to me that an inherantly multi-user OS such as Linux, could be adapted for this type of use.
I want something has to act as a filter between my house and the world, or else we'll be getting advertisements every time we open the fridge, or do a load of laundry.
just a thought.
machwon
pragmatic optimist - I'd be happy if I cared.