Monthly Archives: March 2007

Enterprise file systems

Posted on March 26, 2007 by yodaiken

This discussion on file systems and this one on virtual memory are good starts.  See also the extent-like UFS paper and this.

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Transaction costs are good: software patent debate continues

Posted on March 26, 2007 by yodaiken

Don Marti is asking the wrong question when he writes: The question is where you draw the line of what is or isn’t patent infringement. If Victor invents something, and I describe it in prose, I’m not infringing. If he … Continue reading →

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Enterprise operating systems

Posted on March 25, 2007 by yodaiken

Can anyone name a single feature of “enterprise” operating systems available today that was not already working in VMS or Solaris or SGI’s system 10 or more years ago? Multi-processor support – practically prehistoric. Here’s a wise observation: ”Since the … Continue reading →

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