__/ [ TheLetterK ] on Sunday 25 June 2006 17:33 \__
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:22:00 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ TheLetterK ] on Saturday 24 June 2006 22:57 \__
>>
>>> On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:29:45 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> I won't link to MSDN, so here is the blurb (or gist):
>>>>
>>>> WinFS is Dead
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | The official word from the dev team is that WinFS will no longer be
>>>> | developed as a relational filesystem, and all future betas are
>>>> | cancelled.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://digg.com/software/WinFS_is_Dead
>>>>
>>>> WinFS was set to be an abstraction layer to NTFS, so interoperability
>>>> with Linux was never a pressing issue. Hard-drive encryption in Vista is
>>>> another matter altogther...
>>>
>>> Looks like they're going to try to merge it into SQL Server. Not terribly
>>> surprising, really.
>>
>> Hmmm.... a filesystem that is dependent on a product or is accessible
>> through a separate product. Interesting, to say the least...
>
> Not really. It's function has changed now. They seem to be abandoning the
> whole 'desktop database filesystem' notion.
Yes, of course. I can recall the time when the boss said it was the "big
thing" in Vista. Boy, will he be disappointed... I can help him migrate to
Linux. I already had him installed some Google software and accept LaTeX and
BibTeX. He seems as though after 40 years in computing he begins to dislike
proprietary stuff....
>> Hypothetically-speaking: "Here is a music player with rich playlist
>> support. But here's the snag: it needs an Oracle databa$e to store songs
>> and playlists."
>
> It wouldn't be used for that.
>
> It's an exciting new way to sell SQL Server to people who were already
> buying.
The introductory inclusion of free proprietary database is a domain Oracle
are masters of. First plug that pipe and then start milking the juice. The
most the public can do it moo out loud.
Best wishes,
Roy
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