Comments on: Ksplice wins $100,000 in MIT start-up contest

Start-up beats out five others to win grand prize in institute's entrepreneurship contest with its tech for installing software updates while other programs are running.

[calmor15014]

This would be a great relief on Vista systems, as I can't stand the nagging reboot messages, only to find that upon reboot, the system boots to some non-functional state to continue installing updates, and then reboots (again).

In contrast, the only time Linux systems need a reboot is following a kernel upgrade, otherwise it the upgrades simply restart the affected services or modules.

[reyes89]

thats it im buying linux

[rapier1]

Well, that's not the only time you need a reboot in linux but close enough for government work.

[rljohnsn]

Wow. I am utterly unimpressed that this is considered an award winning idea. What was the runner up? A new kind of dust pan? I expect more from a respected university.

[Mindstrike]

I agree! ...on the other hand, how come it hasn't already been done?

[rapier1]

You two aren't software or systems developers are you?

[CtotheJ]

I'm a software developer, and I agree this is a pretty weak idea. I mean really, how many times a week do you install an update that requires you to reboot? If you so desperately need those 2-3 mins of your life back, you've got bigger problems.

Personally, all my updates are downloaded and installed at like 3am so I never even have to mess with them.

[rrod182]

Wow, that's the best MIT grads could come up with?

[Tod Smith]

Wow, that's the best MIT grads could come up with?

I wonder If it will work with Vista. I know that it won't work for GPU updates.

That's funny!

[Spanwite]

They should charge MS $5 for each copy of the OS from the last 2years!

Oh boy, at least this annoying rebooting is not more needed so often.
To bad, it will take 2more years until it is in the "main street"!

Yes, I ***** at MS, because I do not use anything else ;-)

[ribatejoluso]

@ all complaints..this is not about how dumb you are..this is about making life easier for millions of people by inventing something....yes, we know that Linux is "better" ..I use linux all the time..quit using windows a few years back and one of the reasons was the reboots ;) ..now I might use it again but of course not the vista fiasco