Announced in January at the Consumer Electronics Show and expected to ship this summer, Microsoft Windows Home Server is currently in the beta stage. Developers have been inundated with bug reports for the consumer server software; according to program manager Chris Sullivan the group has received nearly 2,400 bug reports so far, about 495 (about 21%) are classified as "active” (still under investigation, pending a response or waiting to be investigated). Of the bugs that have been addressed, Sullivan said that only 15% have actually been fixed. The remainder are issues that are in the server by design (13%), not reproducible (21%), will be postponed to later versions (11%) or likely won't be fixed (7%). Yeah, I realize that doesn't add up to 100%, the rest were probably duplicates or something else.
Home Server won't be sold separately; it will be only available via OEM purchases. Microsoft is expected to release the OS before the back-to-school selling season starts in July and August, with a release to manufacturing deadline set for late June. The software, based primarily on Windows Server 2003 code, will connect to systems running Windows Vista and Windows XP for file sharing, media playing and backup; and to Mac OS X and Linux machines for file sharing. Microsoft did not respond to a call asking for a status update on development, and whether the summer release schedule still holds.
News source: ComputerWorld
Home Server won't be sold separately; it will be only available via OEM purchases. Microsoft is expected to release the OS before the back-to-school selling season starts in July and August, with a release to manufacturing deadline set for late June. The software, based primarily on Windows Server 2003 code, will connect to systems running Windows Vista and Windows XP for file sharing, media playing and backup; and to Mac OS X and Linux machines for file sharing. Microsoft did not respond to a call asking for a status update on development, and whether the summer release schedule still holds.
News source: ComputerWorld
qualityMicrosoftrelease.Has Apache even had that many bugs in all the years it's been out? 2400+ bugs in a simple application has got to be a record.
qualityMicrosoftrelease.Has Apache even had that many bugs in all the years it's been out? 2400+ bugs in a simple application has got to be a record.
lol? Apache is an HTTPd; WHS is an operating system with a lot more than a HTTPd. Comparing the two is like comparing a printer to a speaker.
2,400 bugs isn't that many, at least not when you have a piece of software doing so much ...
Did you even read past 'bug reports' in the article?
qualityMicrosoftrelease.Has Apache even had that many bugs in all the years it's been out? 2400+ bugs in a simple application has got to be a record.
troll!
it's a beta release, the sole purpose is finding bugs. Ofcourse after google products, not many people know the meaning of beta.
Exactly, 2400 bugs reports doesn't equal 2400 bugs... In fact, the beta program specifically says to bug everything you can, because you never know whether or not someone has reported it already, but it's better to post a duplicate than to miss a bug entirely.
2,400 bugs isn't that many, at least not when you have a piece of software doing so much ...
Home sever is a severly crippled OS that has only one purpose. It's almost like a home friendly version of netware.
Also, it's still possible to buy an OEM copy if you know where to look (just look at all the people using OEM copies of Vista).
You're clueless my friend, just clueless.
As @Justin- said, this is an entire operating system (with several new applications/features) unlike Apache that is just an application, an operating system is bound to have bugs. Get off the "it's cool to make fun of Microsoft" train and try thinking for yourself.
My only issue with WHS is the fact that you say they are planning on RTMing this in June. I've been a tester from the beginning, including being part of the insiders group, and I must say, WHS is not ready for general consumers yet. It has some little bugs that you get used to, but they would drive "normal" users crazy. We haven't received a new built in a 1 1/2 months so hopefully the refresh (which I assume will drop soon) will fix most of these problems.
Otherwise, I love this, it's one of those things that once you get used to it you'll wonder how you functioned without one.
It'll be available for us DIY geeks as a separate package, not everyone will have to buy a server to get it.
from paul thurrotts site
This does not have happen with OSX/Firefox/Linux(
This does not have happen with OSX/Firefox/Linux(
NO repeat NO software/OS/Hardware is 100% bug free and perfect.
Yes, it does. All software has bugs. Bashing Microsoft doesn't make you look cool by the way.
Yes, it does. All software has bugs. Bashing Microsoft doesn't make you look cool by the way.
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Well, the vast majority of cliants are still 32bit, so you have to support that market first and make sure it works like it should before you move on to 64bit.
It's not a bug, that's a missing feature. They stated there isn't 64bit support yet, that means it doesn't have the functionality.
If it had 64bit support that didn't work, *then* it would be a "bug".
Looks like Windows Home Server also has many things that are broken by design, just like Vista
The "design" issues they are referring to are more cosmetic than anything. Right now it is a combination of 2003 server with some Vista thrown in.
And the pseudo-nerds who think Mac OSX and any Linux distro is bug-free have probably never looked at any of these products' bug lists or participated in bug-hunting.
And lastly, the people who compare a web browser to an OS in regards of bugs should shut down their system and return it.
On a system that the restore disc can see the HDD and NIC, the restoration process is pretty darn foolproof. I've restored several pcs at home and it works great. Backups are pretty hands-off, and happen at night unless you manually initiate them. I connected a HP Laserjet 3200 to the server's parallel port, and it installed the drivers by itself, then started mapping the printer at the client pcs without any prompting or intervention. It was really slick.
Some of the "bugs" center around issues/requests like:
Most of these are pretty easily fixable, in my opinion. It's showing promise. It's not quite there, but it's gonna be cool when it is.
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