From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 27 09:48:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9041316A41C for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:48:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from el-sino@hushmail.com) Received: from smtp3.hushmail.com (smtp3.hushmail.com [65.39.178.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BDAB43D5C for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:48:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from el-sino@hushmail.com) Received: from smtp3.hushmail.com (localhost.hushmail.com [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.hushmail.com (Postfix) with SMTP id E00D6A3397 for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:48:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailserver3.hushmail.com (mailserver3.hushmail.com [65.39.178.20]) by smtp3.hushmail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:48:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by mailserver3.hushmail.com (8.12.11/8.12.9/Submit) id j5R9mcYG032792; Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:48:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from el-sino@hushmail.com) Message-Id: <200506270948.j5R9mcYG032792@mailserver3.hushmail.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:48:34 -0700 To: From: Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: freebsd as the basis for something better? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:48:43 -0000 >Ahhhh!!!!! > >Why are you guys still beating the GUI interface? That is so 70's >computing technology. The real next generation OS will be >voice command. Until then it's just more Window dressing. It's >like the Emperor's new clothes - the little boy said "Computer >please get me a drink of water" and the crowd was amazed when >the $64,000 OS stacked to the ceiling with GUI just sat there >lifeless and dumb. > >Ted i'm sure we could do something innovative with: http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival for instance, just having a hot voice reading my command outputs would already be darn cool to me. -- siņo Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get secure FREE email: http://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 Free, ultra-private instant messaging with Hush Messenger http://www.hushmail.com/services-messenger?l=434 Promote security and make money with the Hushmail Affiliate Program: http://www.hushmail.com/about-affiliate?l=427