Russell Standish wrote: > My impression is that the term is a buzzword without great > significance, a bit like the term Grid computing. > Hey, related to both is this novel software distribution method.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/enterprise/demo/index.html Idea is to profile the startup of applications ahead of time using a `sequencer' to see what code is touched in what order and then stream that content to the user just like multimedia content. Execution occurs in a virtual machine sandbox such that it looks to the application like it is installed. Given a large enough lowest-common denominator on the client side (in order to avoid sending a huge amount of code), it seems like the approach could be applied to thick clients over the internet. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
