I think this announcement represents a powerful blow in the Battle Against M$. Athlon has shown time and again that it supports Free Software, even as Intel loathes it. They consistently put out fast, affordable hardware that makes economy Linux boxen possible for small businesses and home users.
Even if larger corporations stick with tried-and-true powerhouses provided by Sun, the 2200 XP is a nail in Wintel's coffin. Even the name "XP" evokes *n*x in a way that is sure to pay off.
I predict a lot of major companies "going Linux" very soon!
I like how it "started out anonymous" (read: Hong Kong was part of the UK) and now is becoming "personally trackable" (Hong Kong is now part of the PRC).
The same thing happened when Hawaii became a state.
Okay, I can understand blaming cheaters and newbies for shitty gaming communities. But trolls? How do you troll Quake? By faking a limp and laughing at people who shoot you?
At some point, game developers are going to have to own up to the fact that they just make shitty games that are easy to hack.
Hopefully these departments will put some much-needed brakes on wild proliferation of dangerous computer science tricks employed by vandals.
This brings up a good point. While universities lavish equipment and money on these students, legitimate programs suffer the consequences. The average physics lab, you may be aware, does not even have access to basic equipment like Tesla coils and frictionless air hockey tables. Meanwhile, the computer "scientists" play Doom all day in the labs.
When you look at it objectively, computer "science" isn't really science at all: where's the hypothesizing, the Scientific Method? Computer "science" programs teach basic IT and office skills to the future paper-pushers of America. They have no place in our ivory towers.
I would hazard that a lot of this depends on the number of users, the type of hardware, and the specific Unix flavor you're using.
I've had good luck with a 50/30/20 mix of FreeBSD, Mandrake Linux, and Windows XP (technically it is POSIX-compliant, so I consider it Unix). The large number of *BSD boxen keeps the IP network running smoothly, and you keep the XP stations down to a minimum, in case of virus attacks (hey, they happen). The Linux machines are your main application units, where the magic happens. These days gigabit networking relieves you of any network issues, and you can focus on security policies, which are the real hot point in today's workplace.
I've never had trouble with this recipe. Best of luck!
Okay, I am sick of this. Any article about scientific research that runs on slashdot always has to refer to the problem as a "mystery."
Now I understand they might be a little over CmdrTaco's head, but come on, it's not like these "mysteries" are going to be solved by Inspector Gadget or anything.
It's not "mysterious" or "magical." There's no "witchcraft" involved. It's science: hard work and research. A flash of inspiration.
Pick up a cheap paperback if you want mystery. Here on slashdot we deal with facts and cold hard proof.
Chemical potential energy is transformed into heat energy. You break some bonds, you're gonna get some energy out of it. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
Whether you use that to make bombs or cure heart disease, I don't care, the principle is the same.
Hey, could this be used in laptop batteries? How sweet would it be to have a TNT-powered Crusoe Linux box?
Well, how many it takes to run an operation like that depends a lot on how it's all set up. I mean, how many people does it take to fly a jet? Well, maybe one, if it is a little jet, but like four for a big jetliner. Actually, if you think about it, the jet wouldn't be flying at all if the passengers didn't buy tickets, so maybe it takes a few hundred.
An ISP's no different: it's a support network. Now, if you want to run it all as a Windows shop, then yeah, you're going to need a small army to keep things going. But I'm guessing they did a little switcheroo over to Linux, allowing them to get by with a much smaller staff. Basically, the auto-correction features in the 2.5 kernel allow a lot more leeway with configuration, and the low-latency threaded process spooling has increased our productivity by a factor of 12. That's nothing to sneeze at, IMHO.
Linux has done for the IT industry what Boeing did for the airline industry, only more gently. This is just more of the fruit from that particular tree of knowledge.
I don't know, at first this seems like the perfect place for Linux. It's inexpensive, morally superior, the list goes on.
But this is a situation where Linux's power might be its undoing. In the physical presence of a Linux box, it is trivial for someone with the proper experience to boot into single-user mode, change the root password, and bam. Suddenly they are sitting in front of the most powerful hacking machine available outside the Pentagon.
Result? Linux gets to be associated even more with hacking, and the spooks start taking an interest in our favorite OS (Linux). And that is some scruteny we don't want, thanks.
In this context, I think shelling out for Windows is the best bet.
Not one person. Not the submitter, nor any of the people responding.
Unbreakable Linux has NOTHING to do with preventing hacking. It is about clustering, so that other nodes can take over when one node breaks. Not is broken into.
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I think this announcement represents a powerful blow in the Battle Against M$. Athlon has shown time and again that it supports Free Software, even as Intel loathes it. They consistently put out fast, affordable hardware that makes economy Linux boxen possible for small businesses and home users.
Even if larger corporations stick with tried-and-true powerhouses provided by Sun, the 2200 XP is a nail in Wintel's coffin. Even the name "XP" evokes *n*x in a way that is sure to pay off.
I predict a lot of major companies "going Linux" very soon!
I like how it "started out anonymous" (read: Hong Kong was part of the UK) and now is becoming "personally trackable" (Hong Kong is now part of the PRC).
The same thing happened when Hawaii became a state.
Ha. Some Physics "Genius." You couldn't beam yourself out of a paper singularity bag.
How is that trolling?
Okay, I can understand blaming cheaters and newbies for shitty gaming communities. But trolls? How do you troll Quake? By faking a limp and laughing at people who shoot you?
At some point, game developers are going to have to own up to the fact that they just make shitty games that are easy to hack.
Hopefully these departments will put some much-needed brakes on wild proliferation of dangerous computer science tricks employed by vandals.
This brings up a good point. While universities lavish equipment and money on these students, legitimate programs suffer the consequences. The average physics lab, you may be aware, does not even have access to basic equipment like Tesla coils and frictionless air hockey tables. Meanwhile, the computer "scientists" play Doom all day in the labs.
When you look at it objectively, computer "science" isn't really science at all: where's the hypothesizing, the Scientific Method? Computer "science" programs teach basic IT and office skills to the future paper-pushers of America. They have no place in our ivory towers.
I would hazard that a lot of this depends on the number of users, the type of hardware, and the specific Unix flavor you're using.
I've had good luck with a 50/30/20 mix of FreeBSD, Mandrake Linux, and Windows XP (technically it is POSIX-compliant, so I consider it Unix). The large number of *BSD boxen keeps the IP network running smoothly, and you keep the XP stations down to a minimum, in case of virus attacks (hey, they happen). The Linux machines are your main application units, where the magic happens. These days gigabit networking relieves you of any network issues, and you can focus on security policies, which are the real hot point in today's workplace.
I've never had trouble with this recipe. Best of luck!
Apparently, this guy also thinks he's Fox Mulder. "The Truth is Out There," asshole.
Okay, I am sick of this. Any article about scientific research that runs on slashdot always has to refer to the problem as a "mystery."
Now I understand they might be a little over CmdrTaco's head, but come on, it's not like these "mysteries" are going to be solved by Inspector Gadget or anything.
It's not "mysterious" or "magical." There's no "witchcraft" involved. It's science: hard work and research. A flash of inspiration.
Pick up a cheap paperback if you want mystery. Here on slashdot we deal with facts and cold hard proof.
Chemical potential energy is transformed into heat energy. You break some bonds, you're gonna get some energy out of it. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
Whether you use that to make bombs or cure heart disease, I don't care, the principle is the same.
Hey, could this be used in laptop batteries? How sweet would it be to have a TNT-powered Crusoe Linux box?
...with hands that heavy.
...stretching for that one.
Well, how many it takes to run an operation like that depends a lot on how it's all set up. I mean, how many people does it take to fly a jet? Well, maybe one, if it is a little jet, but like four for a big jetliner. Actually, if you think about it, the jet wouldn't be flying at all if the passengers didn't buy tickets, so maybe it takes a few hundred.
An ISP's no different: it's a support network. Now, if you want to run it all as a Windows shop, then yeah, you're going to need a small army to keep things going. But I'm guessing they did a little switcheroo over to Linux, allowing them to get by with a much smaller staff. Basically, the auto-correction features in the 2.5 kernel allow a lot more leeway with configuration, and the low-latency threaded process spooling has increased our productivity by a factor of 12. That's nothing to sneeze at, IMHO.
Linux has done for the IT industry what Boeing did for the airline industry, only more gently. This is just more of the fruit from that particular tree of knowledge.
Prompt hyperlinking and friendly service! Content was only a little stupid!!! Would definitely read again!
I'm buying my copy used.
This should be good. One piece of advice for people crossing the bridge: bring your scoopa suit.
I prefer the Internet be controlled by a couple greedy corporations that by a single greedy government with armed forces to back it up.
Call me paranoid, but I'm sticking with Linux, where I know I'm secure.
The Fast and the Furious was nominated for best movie? This shit was spoiled before it started.
Finally we will know where all the best waters are!
I don't know, at first this seems like the perfect place for Linux. It's inexpensive, morally superior, the list goes on.
But this is a situation where Linux's power might be its undoing. In the physical presence of a Linux box, it is trivial for someone with the proper experience to boot into single-user mode, change the root password, and bam. Suddenly they are sitting in front of the most powerful hacking machine available outside the Pentagon.
Result? Linux gets to be associated even more with hacking, and the spooks start taking an interest in our favorite OS (Linux). And that is some scruteny we don't want, thanks.
In this context, I think shelling out for Windows is the best bet.
Talk about getting a "hit"...this is gonna be more like a nucular meltdown! LOL.
I have moved my very noisy server into a kitchen closet that previously held a small refrigerator.
I made the same decision, and was hospitalized for food poisoning within a week.
I leave that tech-y stuff to the professionals.
I can't believe it.
NO ONE READ THE ARTICLE.
Not one person. Not the submitter, nor any of the people responding.
Unbreakable Linux has NOTHING to do with preventing hacking. It is about clustering, so that other nodes can take over when one node breaks. Not is broken into.
Depressing.
Windows Users Are Idiots, film at 11.