Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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Circles are everywhere, and the communities of IT engineers on the Internet are even more open or dark, and countless.

I don't know when and where a rumor came out: Zheru Software, which just flew solo, will contribute its disk operating system, freedos, to the open source community.

Furthermore, after freedos publishes its source code to the public, it is very likely that it will become free software or even free software.

After turning on the computer and looking at the relevant news for a while, Steve Ballmer grabbed his hair in irritation-time is not forgiving, and the metabolic rate on the top of his head is not as fast as the pressure of reality, and the distance is bare. The degree is not far off.

"The open source community now has a mature text code editor and a mature C language compiler. Then there is a mature operating system." Steve Ballmer said hurriedly: "If freedos really discloses the source code, so it is estimated that a version outside the Fangyuan PC platform will soon be derived; if freedos becomes a free software, it means that all the latest PCs do not need to pay any license fees. A highly usable operating system can be pre-installed. Although it does not have the graphical user interface functions that have become mainstream, it is enough to attract everyone's pursuit."

Gates, who wrinkled his brows, certainly tasted what Steve Ballmer meant.

In Microsoft's operating system product line, the windows_nt series for professional-level groups such as servers and workstations, as a newcomer, is still in the stage of trying to be accepted by the market; windows_3.x and ms-dos for consumer-level groups are only It is the current flagship product, and the operating environment of windows_3.x relies on ms-dos.

It can be seen that although ms-dos is a crappy product, it shoulders an irreplaceable role.

Zheru made his own disk operating system, freedos, open source, even free, which is equivalent to giving Microsoft a salary draw. The tricks are really too harsh.

Seeing that Gates was silent, Steve Ballmer had to continue to say: "It seems that our windows_4.x research and development progress needs to be accelerated, and we are striving to launch a system that does not depend on ms-dos and is truly independent next year~ A graphical user interface operating system that runs immediately-hopefully, we have enough buffer time."

"Of course we will have time." Gates, with a sneer on his face, finally opened his mouth. "Do you think that after freedos is open sourced, it will win a round of applause? I'm afraid not necessarily!"

"But the open source community really lacks a mature operating system. Isn't FreeDOS coming at the right time?" Steve Ballmer asked in a puzzled manner.

"The current open source community is similar to the homebrew club that I was in contact with in the 1970s. At that time, you were still studying for a degree at Harvard University." Gates said leisurely: "There is always one A small group of people are full of disgust for things related to business. Freedos, which is so successful in business, suddenly breaks into what they think is pure land, I am afraid it will lead to all kinds of doubts."

Steve Ballmer, who had awakened, slapped his thigh with approval, “As long as you have public relations, you can lead a public opinion that philosophers, the giant of commercial software, are trying to encroach on the free intellectual wealth of the open source community.”

Gates nodded, "But in the final analysis, it has to fall into product competition. Tell the development team that the commercial name of windows_4.x is called windows_95, and it must be completed next year."

Steve Ballmer thoughtfully suggested: "Perhaps, we still need some allies to resist the pressure from philosophers."

"A tacit understanding is enough for a truly smart person." Gates shook his head disapprovingly. "The new company does not have the strength worthy of alliance; the old company can survive to this day, and there is no one who can deal with it well. If it is too close, it may Instead, it has evolved into a relationship between hunters and prey, so forget it."

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The news of freedos's open source is mainly spread on the Internet, or more accurately, fermented in hacker circles.

However, the criteria for the depth of the rivers and lakes still apply!

Doing good deeds does not necessarily lead to good results.

In the case of charity, after donating for the first time, when a similar situation occurs again, if you don't continue to make a move, the end may not be as good as doing nothing at the beginning.

Freedos, a former gold-sucking cow, suddenly wanted to join the open source community shiningly, and amidst the rumors, there were many conspiracy theories.

More ethical and clean addicts clamored directly-the monster of freedos is not welcome.

So noisy and noisy, it finally alarmed the traditional media.

Tang Huan just said briefly in the exclusive community set up for him by AOL-no matter what, this should be a good start. Maybe after a few years, everyone will look back and feel calmer.

Zheru Software’s actions are more specific and let the outside world understand what the so-called freedos open source means.

It turns out that freedos, which is open sourced, is version 2.x, which is the disk operating system used by the 16-bit second-generation Fangyuan personal computer.

This 16-bit freedos_2.x can also run on 32-bit third-generation Fangyuan personal computers and later models, but it does not support the advanced features of 32-bit systems.

Why is Microsoft's ms-dos crappy? Because it is still a 16-bit system until now, and with the appearance of freedos_3.x in the three generations of Fangyuan personal computers that came out in the mid-1980s, it was converted to a 32-bit system early.

For Intel's x86 family of CPUs, the 32-bit platform means that the protected mode is adopted, and the system runs more stable.

From this, it is not difficult to see the power and leadership of Zheru Software, a 16-bit operating system, no more, everyone take it and play for free! Just take the ms-dos and the like that are still in the product life cycle, and it's disgusting!

The source code of freedos_2.x was packaged and hung on Zheru’s official website for free download. As a result, the number of downloads exceeded 100,000 within 24 hours, almost causing the server to crash.

People who couldn't stand the speed of downloading from tortoise, after learning that AOL and other sites provide diversion resources, swarmed over.

Seeing this scenario, the feelings of commercial software companies, including Microsoft, are indescribable, and the ironic thing is that they are also one of the downloaders.

The huge groups, including competitors, partners, and unrelated soy sauce parties, are so eager for the open source freedos_2.x, not just out of greed and freshness, but because of the seemingly outdated freedos_2 .x, there are great uses.

First of all, for small-scale personal computer manufacturers, while saving considerable operating system licensing fees, they effortlessly ensure that the products handed to users are still usable. Although the functions are not comparable to the graphical user interface, they are also practical. Better than bare metal.

And don’t forget that there are more embedded systems besides personal computers for 16-bit freedos_2.x.

In the final analysis, freedos_2.x is a reliable and mature operating system with processor calls, memory allocation, file system, network system, etc. It has been proven by commercial practice. It is a very reliable and stable code module for your reference. It's too precious.

As Tang Huan said, after the source code of freedos_2.x was disseminated at an incredible speed, there was no such thing as a disaster that the Pandora's Box was opened. It was just ushering in a wave of free upgrades of commercial software.

In particular, Microsoft took the most action. It launched the latest version of ms-dos 6.22, and declared that this is the most complete, powerful, and stable version in history, and it will also be the last sales version.

In this turmoil, the uninvited traditional media commented that-Zheru Software contributed a 16-bit old version of freedos_2.x that it has not used very much to the open source community, not to mention generosity-the most advanced Technology is still monopolized in its hands, but objectively it does play a role in driving the popularization of technology; of course, this is a disaster for competitors.

Perhaps this is the real conspiracy. But no one can accuse Zheru Software's "donation"-everyone who has the ability to boycott it together! But the reality is that almost every student of computer science has a copy of freedos_2.x source code.

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You guys, none of you got the point.

What conspiracy?

It is the biggest conspiracy to make my code ubiquitous!

Tang Huan, who didn't respond much to the drama he directed, had a sense of loneliness of standing on a high place and hard to find a close friend.

Fortunately, a crowd of stars holding the moon is coming soon-the richest man took the California high-speed rail and came to Los Angeles to attend the anniversary celebrations of MGM and Lianmei.

Although Lianmei’s history is five years longer than that of MGM by seniority, and it was the first to be put under the leadership of Tang Tycoon, the protagonist of this event is MGM.

There are two main reasons for this-MGM's larger scale, more complex investor composition, and wider connections; and MGM's deep historical heritage.

You know, throughout the 1930s and most of the golden age of Hollywood, MGM dominated the movie market and had a large number of Hollywood super stars.

At the same time, the Hollywood star system created by MGM has been well received.

Its star lineup includes "King of Hollywood" Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Jane Harlow, Norma Shulia, Greta Garbo, Janet McDonald, Kim Raymond, Spencer Cussey, Judy Garland, Kim Kelly, etc.-are described as more stars than there are stars in the sky.

In terms of film production quality, all MGM studios can produce the best works; in terms of quantity, MGM releases a film every week.

In 1939, MGM created the most successful film in history-"Gone with the Wind". In spite of the depression of the war, it is still the highest grossing movie in history.

It is a pity that in the subsequent chaos of the order of the American film industry, MGM declined as a victim; it was followed by a new owner, Las Vegas gambler Cork Kirklian. , As a tool for collecting money, the game is broken.

Nowadays, under the command of the richest man, MGM is reborn and thriving, just like ZTE, how can he not celebrate!

The outside world is also very supportive of this celebration. There are no factions of Paramount, Warner, Columbia, Disney, and Universal ~ www.readwn.com~ celebrities gather. Needless to say, the reported media have summarized two major characteristics- The complexion is different and the hair is gray.

The former refers to: MGM’s investors include North America, the Middle East, the Far East, Europe, and Australia. As a result, they are all coming to join in the fun and gain a sense of existence.

The latter refers to the stars of the golden age of Hollywood, the only remaining old people such as Kim Kelly and Kim Raymond, who have rarely appeared in front of the media.

"If in the last five years, Greta Garbo is still alive." MGM CEO Harvey Weinstein said unfinishedly.

"At that time, the market in Hollywood was not as good as it is now." The richest man, who looked at the speech, said lightly.

"You really can't ignore this general trend." The fat man, who seemed a little wretched, even claimed to be.

With the increasing complexity of MGM, Tang Huan casually acquired Miramax Films, founded by the Weinstein brothers, and let Harvey Weinstein manage MGM.

Not to mention, the old and cunning Harvey Weinstein puts MGM well. He himself seems to enjoy the comparison between it and Louis Meyer, one of the founders of MGM.

Of course, no matter how five people are outside, in front of the real big boss—Tang Daheng, the fat man will become as well-behaved as a pug.

When Tang Huan made his speech on stage, he only gave a few words about MGM’s glorious past, focusing on the outlook for the global film market.

The richest man said: "I have reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Municipal Government to renovate Hollywood Boulevard before the arrival of the new millennium, so that it will regain its former glory, and at the same time create a tailor-made theater for the Oscars as a permanent venue. Land."