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  1. Re:Way too confusing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Why Desktop Linux Hasn't Taken Off

    First version of Solaris/Intel was 2.1: http://www.unixguide.net/sun/faq/1.05.shtml

    Sounds like you got a good deal on annual maintenance ... I think we were paying like 10%/year for Sun workstations.

  2. Re:mac != unix by UnknowingFool · · Score: 1 · on IBM About To Buy Sun For $7 Billion

    Rip the GUI off of a Mac and let the fun begin.

    How's this for comparison: Ubuntu is not Linux. Rip out Debian from Ubuntu and let the fun begin.

    You're saying that it's not Unix because Apple has built components on top of Unix, that it requires to function. Therefore it negates the very fact the it uses Unix subsytems. OS X may not work like how you would like Unix to work. That doesn't mean it isn't Unix. Also for the record, there does exist OS X without the Apple systems. It's called Darwin.

    Unix users have over 20 years of accumulated experience, knowledge and culture based on how all the other "Unixen" tend to behave.

    Which varies by vendor. There are cheatsheets on the internet that tell you how to do things in Unix. How do I check on total physical RAM on a particular system? Guess what? It varies depending on the flavor or Unix you are using.

  3. Re:untrue by Spudnuts · · Score: 1 · on Sudo vs. Root

    It's interesting that you mention this, because my FreeBSD passwd file came with the following stock entries:

    root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh
    toor:*:0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root:

    but yet it doesn't seem to be a problem.

  4. Re:The REAL tragady of P2P by synthespian · · Score: 1 · on 56.2% of Software Developers use Open Source

    Linux fanboys are getting to be really uneducated nowadays. One of these days, they'll say that Linux has nothing to do with Unix.
    Allow me to educate the fanboy a little with documentation from the FreeBSD project: Why use (what are) a.out and ELF executable formats?

  5. New laws more important than old ones by Trepalium · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Using Wikis to Catch Outdated and Bad Laws?
    Generally, more effort is put into making new laws rather than getting rid of old obsolete ones. The basic problem with repealing old laws is they become bikeshed type events with endless debate on things that don't really matter. Secondly, as a politician, no one will remember you for the laws you got rid of, only the ones you brought into existance.

    Also, keep in mind that laws that are not enforced might as well not exist. If they do get suddenly enforced, I believe a court may very well turn over any decision because of this selective enforcement.

  6. ELF Info by jwkane · · Score: 5, Interesting · on SCO Claims Linux Lifted ELF

    Readable Description of the ELF standard

    Help from SCO on ELF compatability in SCO OpenServer

    Summary of a.out, COFF and ELF from a FreeBSD pov

    Nice descriptions of various BFFs (binary file format) including ELF

  7. Re:Theo seems very Pro-SPARC by gunpowder · · Score: 3, Informative · on OpenBSD Requests UltraSPARC III Documentation

    try this: How can I guard my system against stack buffer overflow exploits?

  8. Google is your friend by XBL · · Score: 5, Informative · on BSD Still Won't Run on IBM ThinkPads?

    The answer is here.

    You might want to remove the hard drive, and see what happens when you boot it without a hard drive in. Maybe this will give you some sort of clue on what is wrong with it.

    If your absolutely have to, buy a 2.5" hard drive adapter for your desktop machine. You can then format the laptop hard drive from that.