> Stuff the CPU in the back seat of the car > and toss the cables in the trunk, and head > on over to your local Linux User Group (LUG). > By the end of the day, you're running the > latest Linux kernel
Installing Linux on a CPU alone. No motherboard No hdd No mem
I admit to nothing nothing about QNX - but you seem to be talking about microkernels (which I am in favour of BTW)
I wasn't arguing Linux vs. QNX, I was arguing closed vs. open source. Actually I was arguing with Gordon Bell of QNX!
I still don't understand: "Open-source kernel code may have its advantages, but, for the majority of e-devices, it's the wrong model," said Bell. "Rather than burden embedded teams with the time-consuming - and expensive - task of modifying and maintaining kernel code"
He seems to think Open Source and monolithic kernels are mutually inclusive
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they say "Open-source kernel code may have its advantages, but, for the majority of e-devices, it's the wrong model," said Bell. "Rather than burden embedded teams with the time-consuming - and expensive - task of modifying and maintaining kernel code, we offer a more productive approach: an OS architecture that can be extended using application-level tools and developers. It's friendlier, faster, more cost-effective - and much more reliable."
If QNX itself (the kernel or whatever) was GPLed it's not time-consuming or anything. With Linux there's nothing stopping the extension of the OS using [proprietary] application-level tools.
How the hell is not opensourcing more friendly like Bell said?
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> was prompted by the parent I wrote that parent. I had been thinking about DMCAYMCA for ages but I'm not a comedy genius. Thank you, Trollmastah! You replying proves my idea must have had some merit. Keep up the good work
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Why doesn't CmdrTaco register an a/c at NTtimes with username slashdot or something and then post it with the password with each story! PS:username==slashdot has already been taken:-(
It would save a lot of hassle as well as helping anonymity on the net. I have signed up twice for nytimes but keep forgetting my username and pw.
ALSO, if this is now on the front page - did the comments here transfer over?
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I remember your old sig about browsing at +2 and missing your own posts.... Well, while reading this about AOLization I realized my own post did appear even though I was (temporarily) at +3! Must be a recent feature. And no, my post hadn't been moded up;)
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I was watching some s**t program on Irish TV that said "It's easy to find info on on the 'Net. Just type into AOL's keyword thing"
I was absolutely disgusted that no-one realised that AOL!=Internet
If I could remember more details I would have given the editors an education. (emails, letters, maybe even phone calls)
I think it's about time we educated the general public that there is a hell of a lot more to the 'net than these chatrooms targeted at the technologically retarded.
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So the sun will be dead by then won't it? If we've managed to move to another star by then I'm sure we will be technologically advanced enough to survive
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Software breeding and DNA computing are very different! Why are they in the same article?
The former (most interesting IMO) is about using evolutionary principles to breed better software - and yes I mean software as we know it, not (necessarily) for these DNA computers
The latter is making a calculator from DNA - still nice but quantum computing is where it's at.
PS: I agree strongly with another poster who said DNA computing should be called genetic computing.
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... on the troll but it raises a question for me. on/. does moderating as "troll" mean +1 or -1?
AFAIR it's -1 but I think it should be +1. A proper troll is both funny and ontopic at the same time. It can be informative too: eg. this troll that i'm replying to makes the point that Unisys doens't own a patent on.gif per se. In fact to stop files being called.gif would need some kind of trademark:-0
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Comparing gif and jpeg is a bit pointless. gif's lossless, jpeg's lossy
jpegs suit "real life" photographs gifs suit logos and stuff
I don't think a 100% yellow big picture is very representative.
Compare the gifs and jpegs of a scanned photograph (jpg is great for this ) and then a logo (i've been trying the/. logo - gif definitely suits) -- > and PNG doesn't do animations Like I said in another post - this is good. MNG is a new format "wrapped around" PNG which makes anims but at least now we can tell animated PNG's ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H MNG's from static images
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> The decision to leave that "feature" out > [of PNG] was absolutely brilliant
couldn't agree more!
But there's always MNG. It's a format that makes animations of of a png. Anyway the reason I like it is the browser can tell an anim from a static image from the filename. Therefore I'm going to put some code in Mozilla to ignore requests for *.mng! (on a per-site basis maybe) Anims are unnecessary and usually ads
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What's to stop it being installed on one machine but have everyone just run it over X? Does it create a lockfile or something so it refuses to run more than once? Does it simply refuse to run over a network? If so could you use VNC (and maybe multiple displays) to get one or more people using the one install!
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Slashdot Mirror
> Stuff the CPU in the back seat of the car
;)
> and toss the cables in the trunk, and head
> on over to your local Linux User Group (LUG).
> By the end of the day, you're running the
> latest Linux kernel
Installing Linux on a CPU alone.
No motherboard
No hdd
No mem
The progress we've made
Fuck Compaq then!
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> at least some facial hair
:-)
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1) It's an executable attachment (.vbs - Doh!)
2) It came from a complete stranger
no.1 was enough though
I was too curious though - had to have a look with Notepad
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Stop being so arrogant. It's just an executable attachment.
For a linux version just write a bash script that'll read the users address book and send it on aswell.
This is one reason NOT to want world domination. In that case it'll spread easily
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I admit to nothing nothing about QNX - but you seem to be talking about microkernels (which I am in favour of BTW)
I wasn't arguing Linux vs. QNX, I was arguing closed vs. open source. Actually I was arguing with Gordon Bell of QNX!
I still don't understand:
"Open-source kernel code may have its advantages, but, for the majority of e-devices, it's the wrong model," said Bell. "Rather than burden embedded teams with the time-consuming - and expensive - task of modifying and maintaining kernel code"
He seems to think Open Source and monolithic kernels are mutually inclusive
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they say
"Open-source kernel code may have its advantages, but, for the majority of e-devices, it's the wrong model," said Bell. "Rather than burden embedded teams with the time-consuming - and expensive - task of modifying and maintaining kernel code, we offer a more productive approach: an OS architecture that can be extended using application-level tools and developers. It's friendlier, faster, more cost-effective - and much more reliable."
If QNX itself (the kernel or whatever) was GPLed it's not time-consuming or anything. With Linux there's nothing stopping the extension of the OS using [proprietary] application-level tools.
How the hell is not opensourcing more friendly like Bell said?
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I genuinely thought (one version of?) QNX had been released under the GPL
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I wrote that parent. I had been thinking about DMCAYMCA for ages but I'm not a comedy genius. Thank you, Trollmastah! You replying proves my idea must have had some merit.
Keep up the good work
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Why not a rewrite of YMCA by the Village People seeing as DMCA sounds like YMCA?
Anyone want to help with the words to this? If you can help in any way (especially the original words).
Send suggestions to hoss@technologist.com and next time there is a DMCA related story I'll try to post it!
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> who has an ounce of computing ability
> (like the people who frequent slashdot.org)
Like me! We have to educate the public
> We will get our last laugh.
This won't console me when I have to succumb to Big Brother
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PS:username==slashdot has already been taken
It would save a lot of hassle as well as helping anonymity on the net. I have signed up twice for nytimes but keep forgetting my username and pw.
ALSO, if this is now on the front page - did the comments here transfer over?
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Well, while reading this about AOLization I realized my own post did appear even though I was (temporarily) at +3! Must be a recent feature.
And no, my post hadn't been moded up
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ie. what you think.
Big Brother Style.
MS domination just means different buttons on your browser
I am worried about AOL and will do my damnest to give out about them to people I know who are new to the 'net
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I was absolutely disgusted that no-one realised that AOL!=Internet
If I could remember more details I would have given the editors an education. (emails, letters, maybe even phone calls)
I think it's about time we educated the general public that there is a hell of a lot more to the 'net than these chatrooms targeted at the technologically retarded.
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If we've managed to move to another star by then I'm sure we will be technologically advanced enough to survive
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The former (most interesting IMO) is about using evolutionary principles to breed better software - and yes I mean software as we know it, not (necessarily) for these DNA computers
The latter is making a calculator from DNA - still nice but quantum computing is where it's at.
PS: I agree strongly with another poster who said DNA computing should be called genetic computing.
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on
AFAIR it's -1 but I think it should be +1. A proper troll is both funny and ontopic at the same time. It can be informative too:
eg. this troll that i'm replying to makes the point that Unisys doens't own a patent on
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gif's lossless, jpeg's lossy
jpegs suit "real life" photographs
gifs suit logos and stuff
I don't think a 100% yellow big picture is very representative.
Compare the gifs and jpegs of a scanned photograph (jpg is great for this ) and then a logo (i've been trying the
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> and PNG doesn't do animations
Like I said in another post - this is good. MNG is a new format "wrapped around" PNG which makes anims but at least now we can tell
animated PNG's ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H MNG's
from static images
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> [of PNG] was absolutely brilliant
couldn't agree more!
But there's always MNG. It's a format that makes animations of of a png.
Anyway the reason I like it is the browser can tell an anim from a static image from the filename.
Therefore I'm going to put some code in Mozilla to ignore requests for *.mng! (on a per-site basis maybe)
Anims are unnecessary and usually ads
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machine but have everyone just run it over X?
Does it create a lockfile or something so it refuses to run more than once?
Does it simply refuse to run over a network?
If so could you use VNC (and maybe multiple displays) to get one or more people using the one install!
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