__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Thursday 11 January 2007 15:01 \__
> On 2007-01-11, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> Disenchanted by Windows Vista
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>>| The bottom line is simply this: Vista is not finished.
>>|
>>| The rumor mill says that there are two current OS projects at
>>| Microsoft(other than Longhorn Server) one called Fiji which could more
>>| technically be called Service Pack 1. It contains all the features and/or
>>| drivers for Vista RTM(and subsequently the public release at the end of
>>| this month) that Microsoft had to strip out so that they could release
>>| the OS sometime this century. We?ve endured delay after delay after
>>| delay.
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>> http://www.dev-toast.com/2007/01/06/disenchanted-by-windows-vista/
>
> Alright! Service Pack 1 to Service Pack 3. Real MS INNOVA~1!
There may not be Service Pack 1. Since Microsoft needs to keep Ballmer
promise of frequent releases (roughly 2 years), SP1 might be called Fiji.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Hotfix Preview
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| Updated daily or whenever new fixes are found. Last updated on
| 01/04/2007.
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http://www.vistasp1.net/
In a recent interview that Jo Foley had with Allchin (BTW, did you know that
Mary Jo Foley had an interview with Gates when they were both in their
20's?), Allchin said that he should have made XP SP2 a separate release,
i.e. one with a distinct name. Can you imagine this? A bug-fixing release
going under a different name and distributed with a price tag?
Imagine yourself RHEL, being as mission critical as it tends to be,
inheriting or mimicking the same model. Fedora is probably the equivalent of
Vista RTM. It's only for the brave and for non-mission-critical boxes and
duties.
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