[dundee] Linux is faster then XP it's official ;-)

[Rick Moynihan]

I have to agree, Singularity is interesting and the approach of
writing significant parts of the kernel and surrounding services in
managed code is pretty neat.

A few weeks ago I listened to a very interesting interview with Galen
Hunt of MS Research about Singularity.  They go into quite a lot of
detail about the design and implentation:

http://www.se-radio.net/podcast/2008-03/episode-88-singularity-research-os-galen-hunt

There is an Open Source project doing a similar thing with Java:

http://www.jnode.org/


R.

On 21/03/2008, Lee Hughes <toxicnaan at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> It really is quite interesting! I' managed to get it too boot and run a few
> basic apps.
>
> it really is working kernel, I say working, I didn't say usable.
>
> however, I think the developers have took the windows route, just because
> they work for microsoft research, for instance inplementing ntlm and all
> that other nasty microsoft rubbish. However , which a bit of' GNU sense',
> it may be these basis for a something fresh, rather than the current
> stagnation in operating systems design.
>
> Have fun, let me know how you get on?
>
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> "Digit (SG)" <digit.siljrath at googlemail.com> wrote:
>  cool.
>
> cud b interesting to see wot singularity can do too.
>
> On 21/03/2008, Lee Hughes <toxicnaan at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > check dis! Straigh from the horses mouth.
> >
> >
> > Linux is faster!!!
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> http://www.thelinuxsociety.org.uk/content/microsoft-goes-open-source-well-not-quite-singularity
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