Linked by Joshua Boyles on Mon 9th Jun 2003 16:45 UTC
This entire article is written as a proposal to a coprporation for a new, very unique computing system. Please offer criticism and suggestions to improve the system, and tell me whether you think it could work. What exactly is the "Edge Computing System" And more importantly, why would I want to go to the trouble of developing it? The Edge Computing System is just that, an entire system, not just a new type of computer or new software suite. The Edge is the means by which you can have your personal computer with you at all times.
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You are basically offering Knoppix on miniDVD with some nifty look upgrades and a big flash card (yes, Knoppix already has the ability to save configuration data and the like to flash). The whole hardware thing is entirely unnecessary--nearly every computer has a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM in it these days.
I STRONGLY doubt that the "open source" community will cooperate with you on this. You are basically a company that offers almost no core customizability of the system and piggybacks on the open source development method. Yes you could view the source, but where does it get you? Your DVD is already burned and your "upgrades" will cost money, and you won't be able to control them. Oh, it's easy enough to say "change all your software to look the same, O free software community, and by the way, do a code audit while you're at it so I sell more and don't get in legal trouble." In practice this will never happen. Also, how do you plan to get the security updates on to the disc? Just download them every time? Or will we have to buy a new DVD for each?
Sounds like you need a time machine for the dotcom/venture capital era.