One of the groups I supported at AT&T Research authored something similar to this a couple years ago, UWIN
http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/uwin/
Dave Korn of ksh fame is the main man behind it.
For yuks we benchmarked it against an identical (hardware wise) Linux system and the Linux system trounced it. Remember, you still have to go through the NT kernel and all its numerous security checks and other bloat to do system calls. This was in '96 btw, things may have changed.
I would'nt worry too much. Worry when Microsoft starts selling its own version of Linux, albeit not open sourced and with more "features". Like a 100% functional implementation of Win32.
Anyone who seriously believes this is utterly ignorant of the past and current state of AI. When I was at Bell Labs, there were groups of brilliant people whom had dedicated their carrers to just one aspect of AI, speaker independant voice recognition. They have made great strides over the years, but it still doesnt work 100% of the time, or even enough of the time to function at a childs level. Same thing goes for image recognition.
We already have unique fingerprints, facial structures, DNA, retinal patterns, etc ad nauseum whats the big deal with one more?
I admit barcodes are tacky and associated with holocaust victims, but why not got for a sub-dermal microchip, or even an optional wearable one, like a ring or wristband? I know I would prefer it to a wallet + license +regisitration + insurance card + mac card + credit card yadda yadda yadda.
Redhat is currently the most successful linux company. They have done this through creating a valuable product and marketing it creatively, unlike like our friends at Microsoft.
The main problem with X is poor design, an overly complicated api with little functionality. It also as a legacy of extensions that have little use in the modern world.
Better alternatives I can think of are display postscript and the Plan9 windowing system, 8 1/2.
I guess if you are more interested in looking at and thinking about your music collection rather than actually LISTENING to it CD's win out. Myself I'd rather que up a playlist and do something constructive with my time, besides splitting fingernails trying to open jewel boxes.
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Will their product be open-sourced?
One of the groups I supported at AT&T Research authored something similar to this a couple years ago, UWIN
http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/uwin/
Dave Korn of ksh fame is the main man behind it.
For yuks we benchmarked it against an identical (hardware wise) Linux system and the Linux system trounced it. Remember, you still have to go through the NT kernel and all its numerous security checks and other bloat to do system calls. This was in '96 btw, things may have changed.
I would'nt worry too much. Worry when Microsoft starts selling its own version of Linux, albeit not open sourced and with more "features". Like a 100% functional implementation of Win32.
Anyone who seriously believes this is utterly ignorant of the past and current state of AI. When I was at Bell Labs, there were groups of brilliant people whom had dedicated their carrers to just one aspect of AI, speaker independant voice recognition. They have made great strides over the years, but it still doesnt work 100% of the time, or even enough of the time to function at a childs level. Same thing goes for image recognition.
We already have unique fingerprints, facial structures, DNA, retinal patterns, etc ad nauseum whats the big deal with one more?
I admit barcodes are tacky and associated with holocaust victims, but why not got for a sub-dermal microchip, or even an optional wearable one, like a ring or wristband? I know I would prefer it to a wallet + license +regisitration + insurance card + mac card + credit card yadda yadda yadda.
one of the biggest names in the open source community works for a company so closed that they won't even discuss what their product is? Or does?
And is funded by an ex-microsoft founder? Thats money from MS Windows licenses that you're buying your groceries with Linus!
My predicition is they go the same way as MicroUnity and the MediaProcessor, remember that?
GMAFB.
Redhat is currently the most successful linux company. They have done this through creating a valuable product and marketing it creatively, unlike like our friends at Microsoft.
They deserve their success.
The main problem with X is poor design, an overly complicated api with little functionality. It also as a legacy of extensions that have little use in the modern world.
Better alternatives I can think of are display postscript and the Plan9 windowing system, 8 1/2.
Great, our first contact will be "make money fast $$$!"
I guess if you are more interested in looking at and thinking about your music collection rather than actually LISTENING to it CD's win out. Myself I'd rather que up a playlist and do something constructive with my time, besides splitting fingernails trying to open jewel boxes.