Next Windows to Have New Filesystem

ocipio writes: "Microsoft is currently planning a new filesystem. Its planned that the new filesystem will make searches easier, faster, and more reliable. Windows will also be less likely to break, and easier to fix when it does. The new technology will cause practically all Microsoft products to be rewritten to take advantage of it. Called Object File System, OFS will be found in the next major Windows release, codenamed Longhorn. More information can be found here at CNET."

Longhorn...

[jack99uk]

Dictionary.com
4 entries found for longhorn.

Pronunciation Key (lônghôrn, lng-)n.
1) Any of a breed of cattle with long horns, formerly bred in great numbers in the southwest United States.

2) A variety of Cheddar cheese molded into a long cylinder.

Cheese wins it for me!

Seems like I've heard this before...

[tulare]

Windows will also be less likely to break, and easier to fix when it does.

Wasn't that the ad line for Windows ME?

Re:OT: Refreshing!

[Unknown Poltroon]

"Refreshing to see an MS news item that has no bashing in it what-so-ever. How about we keep the discussion mature, also?"

Youre just trying to spoil our fun, you poopy head.

Other problems

[briggsb]

I hope this doesn't cause as many problems as the last feature [bbspot.com] they added.

OFS?

[Zaphod B]

You mean Microsoft finally figured out that NFS was the way to go? Oh wait, we can't call it NFS... A,B,C,D..N,O! We'll call it OFS!

*snort*

This is just because people finally figured out their so-secret NTFS.

'entertainment pack 1' also included

[Ubergrendle]

As an added bonus, entertainment pack 1 will include binaries required for recreational activities such as "OFS whacking". When asked to comment, Microsoft Spokesman v3.0 stated that 'whacking' without EP1 would invalidate the EULA and could result in system instability, a general sense of self-worthlessness, and pocket lint.

Re:Seems like I've heard this before...

[sulli]

Wasn't that the ad line for Windows 3.11 for Workgroups?

Re:The dangers of a new file system

[Anonymous Coward]

who could possibly want to use [...] a file system that might not only crash the OS, but corrupt all your files in the process?

From the sound of it, quite a few people [slashdot.org].

yay.

[loraksus]

Gimme a D, gimme a R, gimme an M. . .
What's it spell?
I also see my ad filter is working on the new /. ads ;)

Re:Seems like I've heard this before...

[ConceptJunkie]

Wasn't that the ad line for MS-DOS 5.0?

Yikes!

[sofar]

I hope they haven't discovered the unified file system, something which all the unixes use to store their data. We might be looking at the demise of unix!

oh wait, where do we put Progra~1 then?

- runs away to see if it's patentable

Searching by content

[ka9dgx]

"The goal is to enable searching not only by file name, but by file content."

You can achieve this goal by the following process:
1. Store all of your documents in a simple, text based format, and not in some overly complex propriatary format such as ".DOC", ".PDF", etc.

1. This text based format is known as "American Standard Code for Information Interchange" (AKA "ASCII")

2. If you require more complex presentation of information, you might want to use something called HyperText Markup Language. (Which doesn't do much markup these days... but I digress)

3. There is a program built in to Windows 98 and above called "Find" (usually accessed by hitting F3), and in other environments known as "grep" which can search by content.

Use the tools you have, you won't have to "upgrade" to the latest bugs, and the computer remains useful.

--Mike--

Don't worry....

[ThinkingGuy]

They should have it working by the second service pack or so.

I can see it now...

[slugfro]

[user] Open Excel document "Personal_Finances"

[windows] Please log into Passport so the $0.50 file usage fee can be charged to your credit card.

[user] But this is my file, I created it.

[windows] NO, I store your crap file, it is mine.

[user] THAT's IT, I'm formatting you!!

[windows] Please log into Passport so the $999.99 reformatting fee can be charged to your credit card

[windows] And have a nice day!

All Other Microsoft Bugs Have Been Fixed!!!!

[erroneus]

Maybe the rest of the world has a short memory, but I don't.

According to what Microsoft had announced some time ago, they are HALTING further new development while they focus on bug fixes. Can I then take this as a sign they've fixed all the problems with Windows?

So now they are working on new developments again? I'm pretty sure existing Windows is not completely stabiized...I know mine isn't. So what does it mean? Micrsoft can't maintain focus? They can't tell the truth? What?

Re:Wow! This would mean

[Dr. Awktagon]

BECAUSE IT WORKS JUST FINE.

What are you saying, Citizen? You're not meeting your consumption quota? You're not upgrading when Central Planning issues Upgrade Orders?

You're denying Microsoft their much-deserved Software Revenue! You're denying the Government their much-deserved Tax Revenue! How unAmerican! General Gates would not be pleased!

You must upgrade immediately. Our helpful Upgrade Enforcers will assist you in all aspects (or will tie you to your chair if you are uncooperative). The new version of Office will be glorious, Citizen!

(You know, the Communists had it all wrong. The best way to manage society is through central planning of Consumption!)

Re:Seems like I've heard this before...

[Anonymous Coward]

Wasn't that the ad line for Bill's first incoherent thought?

Re:Searching by content

[Yarn]

I do this by putting everything on my webpage and letting google sort it out :)

Re:Wow! This would mean

[GSloop]

As a matter of fact, I'll bet you're a COMMUNIST PINKO who uses GPL software TOO HUH! I'm Dictator for Life Gates (Used to be General Gates, till I bought the presidency like Jeb's brother - but rather prefer the new title - President has such a limp ring to it!) and I don't want to hear that you're threatening the very economy by not consuming, and giving away things free! I mean, where would cappitalism be if I couldn't force you to work for me for a pittance, take your works, and make millions - not to mention what I can do to the consumers too!

You're going to destroy capitalism!

I'll even bet you complained about the DMCA too didn't you?!?! And the All American (TM) RIAA, and the Apple Pie (TM) MPAA! Did you know you're EVIL - we have ways to deal with you!a

I'll just have to call in my thought policeman Herr Ashcroft and make sure that you're properly programmed. (That's part of that wonderful "for-the-children" legislation SSSCA - I mean I have to protect my IP, so you're required to be programmed to "respect" my IP

Just stand right there, the men in black will be here shortly - resistance is futile.

Cheers!

Escalation

[dmaxwell]

[user] Meet my friends Mr. Debian Boot Disk and Mr. Debian Root Disk

[windows] A priority alert has been dispatched to the BSA.

[Debian Boot Disk] So Boss, do ya want to just rough him up a little or completely murdalize the bum?

Re:Predictions

[daniel_isaacs]

I'm told this file system won't need to be de-fragmented.

Oh wait, that email was 7 years old.

well, of course!

[hawk]

Having finally implemented the Macintosh System 5.0 interface (multifinder)[1], they have moved on to taking features from Be. This will be followed by picking away at the Amiga carcass, after which it will turn back to Apple for those exciting Unix breakthroughs . . .

:)

hawk

Summary

[Hard_Code]

First Slashdotter: MS is coming out with a new "revolutionary" file system! *bash* *bash* *bash*
All Slashdotters: Burn it! Burn it!
Rational observer: Well, how do you know it's so bad?
First Slashdotter: Well, it's from...MS!
All Slashdotters: Yeah! Yeah! Burn it! Yeah!

Re:SQL Server _is_ the FS - Re:Metadata

[mizhi]

Not if your database server has its own datastore functionality built in -- and many do. You know how Oracle can work with raw partitions directly? Think 'bout that kind of functionality, just done by MS.

I'd rather not. I barely tolerate vfat only because I dual boot for games. :-)

Re:Comic Book Guy says:

[ConceptJunkie]

Oh, Jar-jar. Everybody hates you but me! *smooch*

Someone had to say it...

[Jucius Maximus]

In AD 2005, a new windows was beginning.

Me: What happen?

Windows XP: Somebody set up us the upgrade.

Me: What !

Me: New operating system turn on !

Me: It's you !!

Windows NG (next generation): How are you gentlemen !!

Windows NG: All your file are belong to OFS.

Windows NG: You are on the way to .NET and DRM.

Me: What you say !!

Windows NG: Your mp3 have no chance to survive make your time

Windows NG: Have a nice day.

Me: Take off every boot disk

Me: Load Ranish Partition Manager

Me: Move Mandrake 12.0 install DVD

Me: For great justice

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New Filesy~1 Techno~1

[Snoopy77]

Recent media reports about Micros~1 new filesy~1 have revealed that in order to make search~1 docume~1 easier, all words will be trunca~1 to eight charac~1. In order to mainta~1 backwa~1 compat~1 the indexing will begin at 1 and go throug~1 to 9. Micros~1 is accept~1 submis~2 on which words will make the Micros~1 contro~1 list of availa~1 words. Micros~1 CEO Steve Ballmer admits that in some cases plurals and at worst, whole words will not make the list.

"For instance, there have been so many submis~1 for the monopo~ and anti-t~ domains that we have not been able to includ~1 the words 'anti-trust' and 'monopoly' in Micros~1 Englis~1 (tm). We do not howeve~1 see that this will limit our abilit~1 to commun~2 effect~2", said a smirki~1 Ballmer.