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[Ziya Oz]

David Malouf:

> I'm not saying I would install it right away, but it is definitely
> interesting to think about.

Which reflects its academic scope. (OK, it's also from Canada. :-)

There are clever implementations and approaches in it to be sure. But it's
the kind of thing that we've come to expect from a company like HP, IBM or
Sun. A demo that goes absolutely nowhere, especially on desktops. It needs a
bit of deeper thinking and contextualizing into the OS it would presumably
work with/on. Once you get to that level, a lot of holes appear. Again, as a
design exercise, the framing of the problem is problematic here. I am not
exactly sure what fundamental problem it's trying to solve is, but then
again, it's an academic work so it's a perfectly valid exploration.

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Ziya

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