Software
First Details of Windows 7 Emerge
If you think Windows at its core is bloated, think again.
Microsoft engineer demonstrates an internal project called “MinWin,” designed to optimize the Windows kernel to a minimum footprint, and for which will be the basis for the Windows 7 kernel.
On October 13 last week, Microsoft’s distinguished engineer Eric Traut gave a presentation at the University of Illinois about Microsoft’s virtualization technology and also mentioned Windows 7 - the next version of Windows after Vista. And believe it or not it was on video. Whilst the presentation is not directly about Windows 7, it does contain a demonstration of MinWin - an internal project to build the most efficient Windows kernel which will in turn be used in Windows 7.
The whole presentation (WMV) goes for approximately 1 hour and includes a very deep look into hypervisors. Here is a 8-minute segment which Eric focuses on Windows 7 specifically to make it easier to watch. If you think Windows at its core is bloated, think again.
