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AN IDEA FOR A BIG PROJECT!



Hello everyone,
  I have a good idea for a big project,
 any developer care to listen?
  The development of Linux is always 
depend on chance, not certainity. 
It maybe the biggest hinderance for
Linux to become a real competitive 
OS.
  For Linux to run well, either kernel 
and softwares has to be tested on
 many different hardwares platform
(combination of CPU and other 
components). Currently, if some developer
 has developed a program, s/he 
will post it in E-mail/mailing list, 
then wait for someone of unknown 
hardware platform to test it. S/he: 
1.) Can NOT TARGET a certain 
hardware  platform for beta-test, 
it all depend on his/her luck; 
2.) Can NOT expect a response within certain time limit; 
3.) May NOT able to test the program on ALL hardware platform
 for a long time.  
  To overcome this, how do we TURN every 
Linux user automatically a beta-tester without
 ANY technical background? 
   The answer lie in a specially made kernel: 
It will allocated a protected area of CPU which 
is open for ALL developer in the world for 
beta-testing his/her program. For instance, if
 a developer is writing a  program called K which 
he want to test on hardware platform A,B and C, he 
will just have to activate a searcher in his Linux,
 then the searcher will look at the hardware profile 
of all Linux in the world to find a match; if a match 
is made, then the program is travel through www to 
these specific computer; the program is executed in 
the special area of CPU which will NOT affect what 
the owner is doing, then the result is sent back 
to the original developer for comparison. Now the 
developer can get results for ANY specified hardware 
platform in an expect time, it does NOT depend on 
luck or chance! S/he could get MANY MANY MANY 
results from MANY MANY MANY different hardware
 platform within a short time, and s/he should 
NEVER worry about un-tested platforms since the 
whole Linux community's CPU is open for him/her. 
Moreover, instead of waiting for some human to 
pick it up from a list then test it then post the 
result, everything is now done AUTOMATICALLY 
without the help of owner, the developer can 
COUNT on getting the result within hours or even 
minutes, how much it will SPEED UP the Linux 
development? Any taker of this idea? Anyone want 
to write a new chapter of Linux development?
  I believe developmental process is key aspect 
to improve and refine if  Linux want to stay ahead.   
   
   
Thanks in advance! 
Best Regards,
Euler Cheung
Project Manager
LinuxLiveCD.com




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