SteveJ-restore-test

Could this be the start of a real change at MSFT? [i.e. doing software 'properly' (small, fast, secure)] First question: What if they pick up GPL or similar code & illegally include it. How would that be detected?? Timeframe for 'commercial' MinWin is 2010. The real news here is MSFT's focus on virtualisation... With their purchase of "Virtual PC", they have the tools to build their next-gen O/S products around VM's. Licensing??? Another question: If MS kernels ship with a hypervisor, how do we dual-boot or run our own VM like XEN? Would they be stupid enough to "embrace & extend" the VMI API/paravirt_ops? The actual talk was on virtualisation and its impacts.. [143Mb] < http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/2007/video/UIUC-ACM-RP07-Traut.wmv > < http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=842 > Traut spent most of his time describing Microsoft’s thinking around virtualization, and how virtualization can be used to ...

Open Source - Barriers to Entry I think I have a short, coherent description of the underlying cause of the barriers to adoption to Open Source: "Some Thinking/Expertise Required" (as in "Some Assembly Required" or "Batteries not included") It stems from: Is IT well-managed? Which leads to: Is "Mangement" generally practiced well?? To both of these, my answer is a strong "NO" - it's all about failure of management. The Usual Management Method I've seen very consistent behaviours, attitudes and approaches across every organisation I've worked in [a very large cross-section]. I don't know where they arise or how - but there are best described as 'unschooled' or 'hard knocks'. Certainly not 'insightful', educated nor informed... That appears to be anathema. I've met precious few managers that I'd call competent, let alone good. And very few who'd bothered to train in th...