World: r3wp

We've gone through a series of hosters, and it's a pain. We're consolidating 
on S3 now

I just checked my vmware appliance that does my torrents and I see 
the Syllable server now has 5 seeds, and my share ratio went up from 
0 to .5 now!

Do you have the BitTorrent ports on your firewall forwarded to that 
appliance? If not, you'll get a much smaller share of downloaders

If download violume is a problem for Syllable, could you find some 
people to mirror?

Nah, it's too much hassle, and we want the download statistics

Mirroring is automatic when people use BitTorrent, and we still get 
the statistics

Once the downloads go through the roof, we'll probably put up Google 
ads to balance the costs

That would work out, because our system downloads are still much 
smaller than the average Linux system

where do you get your stats from ? Directly from S3?

Yes. Have to write some analysis scripts - hopefully in ORCA

Is WLan stuff supported?

I think you could position Syllable with two major values:

1. Do you want to surf secure? Use Syllable, no virus etc will work

2. Do you want to avoid observation? Use Syllable, no root-kit etc. 
will work.

As goverments are moving to 1984 style, these two aspects will become 
more and more important.

Server now uses the Linux 2.6.22.1 kernel, so it has the new DeviceScape 
wireless stack

I haven't integrated the userspace tools yet, though; that's planned 
for the second release. I don't know yet how easy it will be then 
to configure wireless, without graphical tools

We definitely want to be something like "the Apple of open source". 
And unlike Apple, freedom is very important, too ;-)

The second Syllable newsletter has interviews with me about Syllable 
Server and our new website, so you can read a bit about our platform 
strategy and how we use REBOL in it:

http://osnews.com/story.php/18911/Syllable-Newsletter-Issue-2-Published

Here's the Syllable group.

thanks

have you got the ap from carl so you wil be ready to port R3 when 
its ready.

ap=api

I'm just now getting into closer contact

Do you mean the specs? They're not much use right now. We need code, 
as simple as that

I doubt there are any porting specs, because little work has been 
done on it yet

The porting API of R3 isn't quite settled yet, and the library would 
have to be compiled for Syllable. Not a big problem.

There is a chance that we could even use the Linux library to begin 
with. Syllable is that compatible

As I understand it the library is a sort of a "VM" and you need to 
write an interpeter for the platform.

And I thought I read that it was ported to mac os X so the specs 
for the interpreter must be there

Hm

Whatever it is, we should be able to use most of the Linux code when 
it's there

Nope. The library is a shared library like a .so or .dll, and later 
statically linked like a .o or .lib.

It is not a VM.

I'm using the wrong terms I guess...but this method of inking it 
must be known by now?

The method, yes. The api and specs, still in process.

gottcha!

They're the two standard methods of providing libraries. Principally, 
they should be Syllable libraries, but we're so much using the same 
toolchain that we can sometimes use Linux libraries directly

I'll just have to try it

Back to syllable...what niche are you looking to fill that is not 
served by ms or linux or mac stc.

A native Syllable library would be better public relations :)

Of course

Ehm, the world domination niche? ;-)

It will take us another decade to get there, but we are serious about 
producing a system with a significant potential

We'll have to get Carl to add "world domination" to the plans.

Hm, I won't make any definitive statements about that

Linux is mostly failing on the desktop. Syllable Desktop is a system 
based on many of the same open-source components to correct that

What, do you want me to give a definite world domination release 
date? :)

No, but suppose we reach world domination together, we would then 
have to bicker about who was the essential component :-)

I use linux but I'm always hitting a wall and going back to windows 
for some tasks. Plus it seems too big and bloated.

If you have experienced Amiga, you know why Linux is failing, and 
you should have some idea why Syllable has a much better chance