Go mySQL, go!
Having said that, such a filesystem/operating system exists in OS/400, the native operating system for the IBM AS/400 (now known as the i-series e-server400 or some such crap). It's probably the most bad-ass box ever made that's hardly known (user satisfaction and loyalty are so high that IBM doesnt' seem to feel the need to market it much at all).
Hundreds of thousands are in use at businesses around the world, wherever reliability, scalability and heavy database work (DB2) are in need (e.g. Las Vegas, hotel chains, reservation systems, financial systems, etc.). It's been around since approximately 1988, with the IBM System34, System36 mainframes its precursor.
It's constantly updated to meet the demands of a technologically changing world. It's got one of the fastest implementations of Java around. It can potentially be one of the most secure boxes around. It's even going to be running Linux (and will be able to do so in many, many partitions on a single box).
I fondly remember when I went from a 32-bit CISC-model AS/400 to a 64-bit RISC-model, well before any other major systems were offering a 64-bit world -- ALL WITHOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE RUNNING ON THE BOX!
I know there's other AS/400 users who read Slashdot (I've even talked to a few). We often chuckle about stuff like this. Sometimes we just gotta release....:-)
Unix, Linux, whatever. I'm so sick of this type of crap. The stuff Microsoft REALLY cares about - their financials, back-end, etc. - doesn't run on Windows, and it doesn't run on Unix/Linux/etc. It runs on OS/400, an environment that's generally considered more robust and secure than Windows or Unix.
But, go ahead, keep preaching to yourselves, if it makes you feel better....
-- BV
Maybe most secure Unix-type OS and/or most secure open source OS, by default or otherwise. But I think OS/400 is much more robust and secure, in total.
-- BV
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Go mySQL, go! Having said that, such a filesystem/operating system exists in OS/400, the native operating system for the IBM AS/400 (now known as the i-series e-server400 or some such crap). It's probably the most bad-ass box ever made that's hardly known (user satisfaction and loyalty are so high that IBM doesnt' seem to feel the need to market it much at all). Hundreds of thousands are in use at businesses around the world, wherever reliability, scalability and heavy database work (DB2) are in need (e.g. Las Vegas, hotel chains, reservation systems, financial systems, etc.). It's been around since approximately 1988, with the IBM System34, System36 mainframes its precursor. It's constantly updated to meet the demands of a technologically changing world. It's got one of the fastest implementations of Java around. It can potentially be one of the most secure boxes around. It's even going to be running Linux (and will be able to do so in many, many partitions on a single box). I fondly remember when I went from a 32-bit CISC-model AS/400 to a 64-bit RISC-model, well before any other major systems were offering a 64-bit world -- ALL WITHOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE RUNNING ON THE BOX! I know there's other AS/400 users who read Slashdot (I've even talked to a few). We often chuckle about stuff like this. Sometimes we just gotta release.... :-)
... and find at least a bong rip or two. -- BV
Unix, Linux, whatever. I'm so sick of this type of crap. The stuff Microsoft REALLY cares about - their financials, back-end, etc. - doesn't run on Windows, and it doesn't run on Unix/Linux/etc. It runs on OS/400, an environment that's generally considered more robust and secure than Windows or Unix. But, go ahead, keep preaching to yourselves, if it makes you feel better.... -- BV
Maybe most secure Unix-type OS and/or most secure open source OS, by default or otherwise. But I think OS/400 is much more robust and secure, in total. -- BV