It is in our nature to make predictions about the future. The unknown can be frightening. You seem more frightened by the fact that in any barrel of predictions, only a handful come close to happening.
Just because we can't accurately predict when something will happen doesn't mean it won't.
Point 2:
"only be as smart as those who made it"
I don't think you have any idea what smart means.
Point 3:
Any product not fully realized is vaporware. But it may still exist in someone or something's mind. The fact that we continue to push the boundries of what we can imagine is why technology advances. It is in our nature to imagine more.
SunOS came from BSD. SunOS4 still pretty much looked like BSD.
Then Sun came out with Solaris 2 (and renamed SunOS4 to Solaris 1 after the fact) and began the merger of BSD with SVR4.
Now SVR4 was the last gasp of the AT&T UNIX dynasty. Widely considered to be "The UNIX Standard" at the time. It, of course, was descended from SVR3 (3.2 to be specific) with the addition of some new technology from Bell Labs (STREAMS instead of Sockets--for the not-invented-here crowd).
Which is all well and good, as far as tangents go, but why do I mention it, you ask... Well the SVR3.2 (and subsequent SVR4) programming manual set was available in regular computer book stores and is written in a nice "standardsy" language. Just perfect for someone who had this idea to clone UNIX. Thus Linux has a System V base (which is part of the gulf between it and BSD).
But now the twist... Since we started the Sun, and talked about how Solaris was merging SunOS4 with SVR4... (which after the head on collision of Solaris 2.4 turned out alright from the point of view of Solaris (2.)8).
Think about this: Solaris is like merging FreeBSD and Linux! (As the BSD and Linux zealots run screaming back to their respective battle lines and hide.)
...among the most beautiful device abstraction layers ever built.
Actually, I would nominate Plan 9 for "most beautiful device abstraction". There is a lot of stuff that came along after the initial development of UNIX that just doesn't fit the original scheme and are not accessible like a file. For instance: network sockets, shared memory, semaphores, and message queues.
Unfortunately, the days of "everything looks like a file" belong to a much simpler time when all UNIX was doing was calculating satellite orbits. Now, you could make the argument that it is time for a more inclusive abstraction, but it would fall on deaf ears because it "isn't UNIX."
Hopefully, in the long term, being UNIX-like will not stifle the advancement of highly general systems forever.
Well, by my calculations... We will be 3 days off by the year 10,000. The easiest fix is to make years divisible by 3200 non leap years. Fixes it for a LONG time. Probably long enough to require further adjustments due to orbital drag.
Why doesn't anyone seem concerned when I mention it?:-)
But Ford doesn't sell computers, software, or network connectivity, so how do your examples apply?
When I worked for AT&T they subsidized my long distance. Cable companies give their employees free cable. Store employees get discounts. These are all common occurances.
This is giving ALL of the employees a common tool because they perceive that it will improve their (non-computer industry) business.
My consulting firm is in the process of giving all of its employees a lap-top to improve their productivity for clients and communications with the company. This is more in line with our business model. Some clients take forever to allocate resources (like a PC and a phone) to consultants.
Slashdot, where you can talk about anything, as long as the SEC and VA Linux stockholders approve.
Doesn't seem like a good trend to me. A few more mergers and the only people left on SlashDot will be people not restricted by SEC or non-disclosures (ie, trolls). Maybe corporate control of open discussion sites isn't such a good idea.
Slashdot Mirror
James P. Hogan would have to be included in this set. Definitely an exceptional writer.
Point 1:
It is in our nature to make predictions about the future. The unknown can be frightening. You seem more frightened by the fact that in any barrel of predictions, only a handful come close to happening.
Just because we can't accurately predict when something will happen doesn't mean it won't.
Point 2:
"only be as smart as those who made it"
I don't think you have any idea what smart means.
Point 3:
Any product not fully realized is vaporware. But
it may still exist in someone or something's mind. The fact that we continue to push the boundries of what we can imagine is why technology advances. It is in our nature to imagine more.
Danny
Technically, he is not BSD's, either. He is Kirk McKusick's. Probably escaped, full grown, from his forehead after a 36 hour coding binge.
Well, no.
SunOS came from BSD. SunOS4 still pretty much looked like BSD.
Then Sun came out with Solaris 2 (and renamed SunOS4 to Solaris 1 after the fact) and began the
merger of BSD with SVR4.
Now SVR4 was the last gasp of the AT&T UNIX dynasty. Widely considered to be "The UNIX Standard" at the time. It, of course, was descended from SVR3 (3.2 to be specific) with the addition of some new technology from Bell Labs (STREAMS instead of Sockets--for the not-invented-here crowd).
Which is all well and good, as far as tangents go, but why do I mention it, you ask... Well the SVR3.2 (and subsequent SVR4) programming manual set was available in regular computer book stores and is written in a nice "standardsy" language. Just perfect for someone who had this idea to clone UNIX. Thus Linux has a System V base (which is part of the gulf between it and BSD).
But now the twist... Since we started the Sun, and talked about how Solaris was merging SunOS4 with SVR4... (which after the head on collision of Solaris 2.4 turned out alright from the point of view of Solaris (2.)8).
Think about this: Solaris is like merging FreeBSD and Linux! (As the BSD and Linux zealots run screaming back to their respective battle lines and hide.)
Pleasent dreams...
The Plan 9 Window System: 8½ has good network support and might be a good start for other ideas.
...among the most beautiful device abstraction layers ever built.
Actually, I would nominate Plan 9 for "most beautiful device abstraction". There is a lot of stuff that came along after the initial development of UNIX that just doesn't fit the original scheme and are not accessible like a file. For instance: network sockets, shared memory, semaphores, and message queues.
Unfortunately, the days of "everything looks like a file" belong to a much simpler time when all UNIX was doing was calculating satellite orbits. Now, you could make the argument that it is time for a more inclusive abstraction, but it would fall on deaf ears because it "isn't UNIX."
Hopefully, in the long term, being UNIX-like will not stifle the advancement of highly general systems forever.
Well, by my calculations... We will be 3 days off by the year 10,000. The easiest fix is to make years divisible by 3200 non leap years. Fixes it for a LONG time. Probably long enough to require further adjustments due to orbital drag.
:-)
Why doesn't anyone seem concerned when I mention it?
But Ford doesn't sell computers, software, or network connectivity, so how do your examples apply?
When I worked for AT&T they subsidized my long distance. Cable companies give their employees free cable. Store employees get discounts. These are all common occurances.
This is giving ALL of the employees a common tool because they perceive that it will improve their (non-computer industry) business.
My consulting firm is in the process of giving all of its employees a lap-top to improve their productivity for clients and communications with the company. This is more in line with our business model. Some clients take forever to allocate resources (like a PC and a phone) to consultants.
we're sorta restricted in what we can say
Slashdot, where you can talk about anything, as long as the SEC and VA Linux stockholders approve.
Doesn't seem like a good trend to me. A few more mergers and the only people left on SlashDot will be people not restricted by SEC or non-disclosures (ie, trolls). Maybe corporate control of open discussion sites isn't such a good idea.
Just mildly concerned...
This is the kind of break through we've been waiting for for hundreds and hundreds of days!
But that's not all! A "Radio" thingy. Of course, the page is not found, but it's definitely a break through in convenience.
The release notes file is missing, too.
Upgrade immediately to get the satisfaction of 0.0.9th of a release.