Some Morpheus news ...

Interesting, Pekr... Hmmm, I trust the "mysteriously defunct previous version" they mention was not REBOL-based? --Ralph

Another report here... http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/13/news/companies/musiccity/index.htm Previously, the site only housed the software that enabled users to share files. The new site will still run on the same technology, but users will be directed to a separate site, Morpheusos.com, to gain access to the software. same technology ? "MorpheusOS"? Well, their download page is at... http://www.morpheus-os.com/ How long has it had the "OS" in its URL? That certainly gives it a REBOL flavor. There's discussion in that article about whether their business model will work. "But it's a model that's been proven difficult to generate revenue. It's a tough thing because the vast majority of users go to download popular music -- they are going to find a limited audience." I doubt it'll work too, as people don't like being asked for money every ten minutes. Basic human nature. A better idea would be subscribing to such a network where the subscribers have unrestricted access to everything and with the content providers receiving their cut of those subscriptions based on how popular their content is. Need a lot of stuff there to make people believe it was worth subscribing to in the first place though. -- Carl Read

My question is, how in the world does it qualify as an "OS"?

Absolutely agreed. But then you end up with "channel packages", like in cable TV, whereby a few "good" channels are grouped with a selection of crappy ones no one wants, simply so they'll be included. Heaven forbid the popular ones get money while the unpopular ones die. Oh well. --Charles

In the same way REBOL IOS does, is one way. I agree it's a confusing term when applied to just a file-sharing program though. -- Carl Read

One word: Marketing ;)

Define popular. On second thoughts, don't. We've already gone down that road with the argument about web browsers haven't we ;) Chris -- .------{ http://www.starforge.co.uk }-----. .--------------------------. =[ Explorer2260, Designer and Coder \=\ P: TexMaker, ROACH, site \ =[___You_will_obey_your_corporate_masters___]==[ Stack: EETmTmTRRSS------ ]