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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don't get me wrong: this would be a nice thing it it were possible, but there are several reasons that this is a crackpot idea:
-open source enthousiasts want multiple options for everything. while you would want to use a memory stick, i use a flash card, and others use a usb hard drive. so all those interfaces and drivers need to be supported, but as it is open source, people are more interested in hacking and developing then in designing universal interfaces, let alone usability tests.
-people in the states still use gallons, pounds, miles inches, feet and hogsheads, even though congress has long ago decided that SI is the official way to go. could you imagine what has to be done for a universal computer to work? as it is, it is a miracle that you can phone from afghanistan to the usa.
-while you might like windowmanager universal KDE, i think it sucks and want to use universal gnome. unfortunatly my desktop configuration cannot be read on your system because the window manager designers give a rat's ass about interfacing with software not their own. using the clipboard for copy and paste is still very shaky even today.
i bet there are even more reasons, but this will do.
int.