The article gave a good history of Rambus, but there wasn't anything new. I just hope the computer-industry can deside on wether to go for RDRAM or DDR-RAM before Christmas. That's when I'm going to build my state-of-the-art computer.
The idea of connecting "everything" in the house together and put it online is hardly new, but using Linux would make it perfect. It wouldn't even be nescesarry with a computer as we normally see them. It could just be a box, with a kernel compiled to suit it perfectly. No input, no output, maybe a reset button. Upgrades could be done from a remote computer, you'll also have a static IP so you can easily upload your own homepage, use it as your own e-mail server. Even grandma' could use it.
Won't this kind of licenses kill new, free protocols and software. The ones with commercial OS's will use commercial software, which uses their own, lisenced protocols. We then know who wins in the corporate world, not the free stuff. Then regular users will buy (or copy) the commercial software to get access to the same services even though there are just as good free software and protocols.
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Have you thought of the consequences, they've managed to make 800Mhz. DDR is far from there (266)
The article gave a good history of Rambus, but there wasn't anything new. I just hope the computer-industry can deside on wether to go for RDRAM or DDR-RAM before Christmas. That's when I'm going to build my state-of-the-art computer.
The idea of connecting "everything" in the house together and put it online is hardly new, but using Linux would make it perfect. It wouldn't even be nescesarry with a computer as we normally see them. It could just be a box, with a kernel compiled to suit it perfectly. No input, no output, maybe a reset button. Upgrades could be done from a remote computer, you'll also have a static IP so you can easily upload your own homepage, use it as your own e-mail server. Even grandma' could use it.
Won't this kind of licenses kill new, free protocols and software. The ones with commercial OS's will use commercial software, which uses their own, lisenced protocols. We then know who wins in the corporate world, not the free stuff. Then regular users will buy (or copy) the commercial software to get access to the same services even though there are just as good free software and protocols.