here are more clues that this
project David is just a (possibly repackaged) Wine.
Gé van Geldorp.
Actually, it's just Crossover Office's Wine repackaged. Check out this
screenshot:
http://www.flexbeta.net/images/david/word2.gif
Look closely at right and bottom side of the window. The
t.org
> - Original Message -
> From: "Ge van Geldorp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 12:44 AM
> Subject: Project David
>
>
> > There are some screenshots available now at
> > http://www
://www.flexbeta.net/images/david/winbridge_install.gif the second
> line in winbridge.lst is /etc/wine... There are more clues that this
> project David is just a (possibly repackaged) Wine.
You can also see "/usr/bin/wine-" in there as well. IMO it's rather ironic :P
Tim
that this
project David is just a (possibly repackaged) Wine.
Gé van Geldorp.
Found some additional tidbits of info on "David" scattered among the
following:
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20040421225912693
http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO200404207565.html
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040422/15/3joiz.html
http://www.linuxworld.com/story/44568.htm
http://www.desktoplinux
Tim Hentenaar wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:53:40 -0500
"R.U. Deranged" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The article states "David" is currently 80 MB. Anyone care to wager on how
much of that is Wine code? Their developers sure have been busy...
Yeah, I can almost predict that it will be at
On Friday 23 April 2004 1:17 pm, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote:
> Did the demo happen? What was the outcome?
Unknown. I'm still scanning for any word on that.
In the meantime, here's some more info I dug up:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15496
http://www.cxotoday.com/cxo/jsp/
index.jsp?section
R.U. Deranged wrote:
I'd also like to respond, as if their BS actually needs to be taken seriously,
that I have personally never had a Win32 application under Wine crash my
Linux kernel, nor have I experienced a Blue Screen of Death while running an
application under Wine. For me, that pretty mu
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:53:40 -0500
"R.U. Deranged" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The article states "David" is currently 80 MB. Anyone care to wager on how
> much of that is Wine code? Their developers sure have been busy...
>
Yeah, I can almost predict that it will be at least 75% Wine code
A story on this has finally hit the AP wire today:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&ncid=738&e=9&u=/
ap/20040423/ap_on_hi_te/philippines_linux
Unfortunately the reporter hasn't done his homework and is obviously ignorant
about running Windows applications on Linux, and Linux i
R.U. Deranged wrote:
>
> On Thursday 22 April 2004 12:08 pm, Rein Klazes wrote:
>>
>> Somehow, we are doing something far to complicated:
>>
>> http://www.specopslabs.com/david.htm
>
> If you can pierce through all that marketing hype, it seems to indicate
> they're using some code from the Wine p
A couple of statements on their web site:
"One of the problems of the MS Windows OS is that it is subject to crash
applications and itself. While studying the Microsoft Windows OS, we
found the design flaw that causes this problem."
_the_ design flaw? Marketing hype. It seems from later state
And what about their claim that they will "incorporate the OS into a
browser", meaning that "an OS will become virtually useless?".
:-S.
Robert
> - They will build this David thing in 6 - 8 weeks
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I wouldn't touch this thing
with a thirty foot pole.
FYI, here's a press release from these jokers on Yahoo! Finance Singapore:
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040421/15/3jnea.html
Interesting that their web site is referenced in the release, but no link is
provided.
> From: Mike McCormack
>
> My guess is that they're going to try implement the NT Native API
> (system calls using INT 2F(?)) in the Linux kernel, then
> install Windows
> 2000 on top. That would make them somewhat similar to Win4Lin.
I guess you'd need a Windows license then, and they say on
My guess is that they're going to try implement the NT Native API
(system calls using INT 2F(?)) in the Linux kernel, then install Windows
2000 on top. That would make them somewhat similar to Win4Lin.
Mike
Rein Klazes wrote:
Hi,
Somehow, we are doing something far to complicated:
http://www
On April 22, 2004 04:46 pm, R.U. Deranged wrote:
> Incidentally I wonder how Bill Joy would feel about his words and name
> being misused as a virtual endorsement of this company in their
> marketing spiel.
Overjoyed would perhaps be the term.
BTW: The very second their "demo" hits the wires, the
I'd also like to respond, as if their BS actually needs to be taken seriously,
that I have personally never had a Win32 application under Wine crash my
Linux kernel, nor have I experienced a Blue Screen of Death while running an
application under Wine. For me, that pretty much negates the "marke
Rein Klazes wrote:
Hi,
Somehow, we are doing something far to complicated:
http://www.specopslabs.com/david.htm
Rein.
I must be not getting something. Am I the only one who sees this as a
contradiction? First they say:
However, unlike our competitors, SpecOpS Labs has identified the flaws
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:08:11 +0200, Rein Klazes wrote:
> Somehow, we are doing something far to complicated:
Yeah, we're actually solving the problem instead of scamming investors out
of their cash - or was I the only one who watched Hustle ?
Of course it's possible that they found some amazing w
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:52:05 -0400
Kevin Koltzau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And on
> http://www.specopslabs.com/market_competition4.htm
> They mention just taking all the previous
> open source windows compatibility projects and
> "incorporating the best features" of them all
>
> I wonder what
Looking on
http://www.specopslabs.com/david_development.htm
it doesn't sound like they've done much other then come
up with a business model based on theoretical goals
And on
http://www.specopslabs.com/market_competition4.htm
They mention just taking all the previous
open source windows compatibil
On Thursday 22 April 2004 12:08 pm, Rein Klazes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Somehow, we are doing something far to complicated:
>
> http://www.specopslabs.com/david.htm
If you can pierce through all that marketing hype, it seems to indicate
they're using some code from the Wine project. I hope they're in co
Hi,
Somehow, we are doing something far to complicated:
http://www.specopslabs.com/david.htm
Rein.
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Rein Klazes
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