Tom Legrady wrote:

It's either brilliant or there's something missing.

I like the implications for an xterm-type machine. Have some important things happen on a central server, mundane stuff can run on the terminal, software which is used gets cached locally.

David J Patrick wrote:

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I just followed an osnews.com story and discovered ZeroInstall (http://zero-install.sourceforge.net/) I'm /floored/ by the implications. Does this not look like THE most brilliant approach to software availability ? ..or do I need more sleep ? djp

Use a server for the core stuff, sure, but why limit it ? A network filesystem might negate the need to even think about software installation, or versions. The logical extension (a fully cached-on-demand OS) with a decent network connection and any old local, bootable media (USB key, CDR) might make Knoppix look old fasioned!

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