An Internet Scale Operating System
from the so-long-as-Microsoft-has-nothing-to-do-with-it... dept
A very interesting article in Scientific American about what would need to go into an internet scale operating system - both technically, and economically (they even discuss Mojo Nation's system). They look at the benefits of creating such a widescale operating system (mostly peer-to-peer applications and data storage and back up). I can certainly see the benefits of making computing storage and processes more distributed, and smaller attempts at distributed computing have been powerful successes - but I'm not as sure how open people will be to having their machines open for "anything" that might come to them. Especially with companies and organizations suddenly forcing employees to stop using distributed systems like SETI@Home, I'm not sure how open a lot of systems will be to this. However, if such an ISOS did become popular, I would imagine that some very cool applications that most of us couldn't even think of today would start popping up. The possibilities are pretty impressive.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
Internet-Scale Operating Systems
Thank you for your time.
--Edgar
[ link to this | view in thread ]