Comments on: Fiddling with G.ho.st — now your OS is online! http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/ Technology | Publishing | Games | New Media | Philippines Mon, 21 May 2012 04:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Greg Moreno http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-136751 Greg Moreno Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:28:49 +0000 http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/#comment-136751 I really find the concept of an OS in the Internet hilarious. It is just another layer that does not add any value. Why should we pass through this "online OS" just to get to the application we want. The infrastructure that powers the Internet is already an OS. A long time ago, God created mainframe and all applications run on this mainframe and dumb terminals access it, and everyone was happy. As the humans demand more, the mainframe became a chokepoint. Then God created client-server and moved some processing in the terminals. For a while, everyone was happy until the humans wanted their application to be available anywhere, anytime. Then God moved all applications and processing back to central servers and created the dumb browser so humans can access them. I think I'm having deja vu :) I really find the concept of an OS in the Internet hilarious. It is just another layer that does not add any value. Why should we pass through this “online OS” just to get to the application we want. The infrastructure that powers the Internet is already an OS.

A long time ago, God created mainframe and all applications run on this mainframe and dumb terminals access it, and everyone was happy. As the humans demand more, the mainframe became a chokepoint. Then God created client-server and moved some processing in the terminals. For a while, everyone was happy until the humans wanted their application to be available anywhere, anytime. Then God moved all applications and processing back to central servers and created the dumb browser so humans can access them. I think I’m having deja vu :)

]]> By: Ryan http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-136317 Ryan Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:10:50 +0000 http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/#comment-136317 I agree with Juned. Nothing beats the feeling of having something installed in a brick in front of you. It's there, and it's more physical than the internet will ever be, and I'm infinitely afraid of not being able to access the internet to get to my junk. I agree with Juned. Nothing beats the feeling of having something installed in a brick in front of you. It’s there, and it’s more physical than the internet will ever be, and I’m infinitely afraid of not being able to access the internet to get to my junk.

]]> By: Putting Your OS on the Web | PuTech Naman! | Yet Another Technology Blog… http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-135834 Putting Your OS on the Web | PuTech Naman! | Yet Another Technology Blog… Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:05:42 +0000 http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/#comment-135834 [...] was quite impressive, IM clients, online storage, IRC, email clients and a even a browser. And as A Bugged Life asks “why have a browser”, I’m not really sure but it might be technically possible to have your virtual browser support [...] [...] was quite impressive, IM clients, online storage, IRC, email clients and a even a browser. And as A Bugged Life asks “why have a browser”, I’m not really sure but it might be technically possible to have your virtual browser support [...]

]]> By: Juned http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/comment-page-1/#comment-135743 Juned Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:43:37 +0000 http://abuggedlife.com/2007/12/12/fiddling-with-ghost-now-your-os-is-free/#comment-135743 As much as I like on-line applications and Ireally think they are great. It will still be good to have an application installed in your computer. And this is because the Internet is still a gossamer thread that miracuolously holds up a brick or in certain instances several bricks. But then again that is why there is Linux. As much as I like on-line applications and Ireally think they are great. It will still be good to have an application installed in your computer. And this is because the Internet is still a gossamer thread that miracuolously holds up a brick or in certain instances several bricks.

But then again that is why there is Linux.

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