MS Releases Open Source Alternative To BigTable 163
gollito writes in with news that Microsoft has released an open source alternative to Google's BigTable file system, which is used on large distributed computer clusters. Matt Asay writes for CNet: "I also believe that Microsoft's fear-mongering around open source cost it years of productivity and quality gains that it could have been delivering to customers through open source. I hope that reign of ignorance is over."
Wow... just wow. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I lol'd (Score:5, Funny)
really? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow... just wow. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wow... just wow. (Score:4, Funny)
Only if that pig is seated in a chair in Ballmer's office.
did they use hot chicks to promote it? (Score:2, Funny)
I'm familiar with the situation (Score:3, Funny)
And I can tell you that the entire original Register article was pulled out of author's ass. The CNet article just extended that ass pulling, Goatse style. Must be a slow news day. None of this will ever end up in Live Search. Nothing to see here, move on.
Try the Powerset demo, compare it to even current Live Search or Google. Realize that this is just Wikipedia they've managed to index, even at that quality. Scratch your head and wonder why Microsoft paid $100M for it.
Reign of ignorance? (Score:4, Funny)
I hope that reign of ignorance is over.
Lets see... Nope, Ballmer is still in charge!
Re:Wow... just wow. (Score:2, Funny)
Are you trying to say swine flu didn't change EVERYTHING, Brian?
Is this what you're trying to say?
Huh?
Huh?
Re:I lol'd (Score:1, Funny)
What are you on about? A ninja can (and indeed has) take on a ship load of pirates. With a frozen shamrock.
Re:needs an expert opinion (Score:1, Funny)
Summarizing the entire quote in the article summary:
Re:I lol'd (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Wow... just wow. (Score:3, Funny)
Yep, pigs flu... I mean, flew. Bad joke, I know, I know.
Re:really? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I lol'd (Score:5, Funny)
Rubbish
emacs is clearly superior
Re:Crap (Score:3, Funny)
My post was accurate in this case, but I admit sometimes they are not. In general it's a good idea to assume the best possibly meaning from another person's post, and if at all possible not assume they are a complete idiot. That way even if you are wrong (and they are a complete idiot), at least you can still have half a good discussion. As opposed to this case you've wasted your words discussing something that isn't particularly interesting or relevant.
This ought to be the first rule of internet discussions since 90% of the people you meet online are, certifiably, idiots.
Re:It's not an alternative to BigTable (Score:5, Funny)
Which means that your appliance that uses BigTable needs continuous access to the Internet.
What!? This is absolutely outrageous~! None of my servers have internet access!
Re:I lol'd (Score:2, Funny)
C'mon, there's no way ninjas are better!
Have you ever heard of anyone ninjaing software? Or music? Or games? No one ninjas anything. It's all about the pirates! :D
Re:Wow... just wow. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I lol'd (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I lol'd (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, Dr McNinja was demolishing that entire ship full of pirates. On the other hand, the pirate captain was winning until he threw Dr. McNinja and he discovered the frozen shamrocks by landing on them. Plus, he totally forgot that he carries shuriken in his coat, so he didn't really need the shamrocks.
If anyone is curious what the heck this is about, check out: The Adventures of Dr. McNinja [drmcninja.com].
Re:I lol'd (Score:3, Funny)
Cool! I just installed [emacs] on my machine. Do you know where I can find a decent text editor for it?
It comes with one built in.
M-x vi-mode