Just a crapload of really cool eyecandy. It comes at a beefy performance cost though, but it can be used on even old and slow stuff.. i just wouldn't recommend it.
MacOS is not tightly integrated into the hardware anymore. This used to be true on older machines running (I think MacOS6 was the last one to be put in ROM), but since MacOS 7 it is no longer in the system's ROM. You can emulate MacOS7 on x86 and on PPC machines you can run MacOS9 (no cpu emulation).
OSX is another animal, the kernel runs on a wide range of hardware,infact you can run OSX on x86 hardware today. Of course on x86 it must be run without the nifty MacOS GUI.. but you CAN run Xwindows on it. It would be possible to port the MacOS-X gui to another platform, it just hasn't been done (yet?)
I like my Mac, but it doesn't run that pile of garbage called MacOS. Linux runs good on it, although I may decide to move to Darwin or another *n?x.
Everyone knows the IBM Model:M is the only usable keyboard. I'd rather see someone hack support for one of them for a GameCube.. now that is something i'd buy.
Read projection tvs need a large viewing area due to the way it projects onto a surface INTO your eyes. A front projection like this doesn't have that problem... yeah it needs to be far from the wall, but not so far that it shouldn't work well even in a small apartment.
I've considered doing this in the past, but didn't think it would be possible and never bothered investigating. This stuff is old hat, but still something fun to do i'm sure:)
I do believe this is good, not only for Linux.. but for NullSoft. This is very good PR. But it would be better if it worked on more then just x86 Linux.
Sure, I have an x86 linux box.. but I also have: an x86 FreeBSD box, a ppc Linux box, ppc netbsd box, etc.. This isn't helping people move to open source software and open minds. Closed source is bad, no matter how good the product or PR is.
How long will it be before people realize that Winamp for linux doesnt' run on their shiny new Mac or Alpha?
Maybe I'm just a troll for cross platform support, except I don't believe anything can ever be cross platform without it being open source or being written with an opensource interpreted language using opensource, using only cross-platform libraries:)
First, if anyone has considered dry-pairs.. remember that they need to run though the same telco building. This eliminates anything as far as 45 miles.
Wireless with a repeater would work, although it would be some work to find a place to put the repeater. But it could happen. Latency over this distance could be a problem. I found some 802.11b wireless bridges that will fill a 25mile gap, with some effort you may be able to find some that span greater distances.
Running fiber that far would be expensive, but possible. For such a distance, you would probably have to get special permit by your local authorities.
Satallite downlink would definately be possible, although it is unidirectional and you would need to get a line for uplink.. which could be a problem.
Of course there is always the option of hiring an intern, buying a cd burner, and a year worth of train tickets.
This is like porting Photoshop to linux, who would care? The software already has a fully functional _OpenSource_ alternative already developed! I am happy NullSoft is releasing for linux, not like it matters since:
A) I don't do closed source if there is an open source version available, and if there isn't an open source version available I will only use the closed source version until there is a better product developed openly.
B) It is for X86, please tell me why I would want software limited to an architecture I detest?
Monarchies are definately the best, assuming that the monarch knows what the people want and obey their wishes. The problem is that in today's age monarchs have a tendancy to become terrible dictators.
True, he did say that he wants to start on 2.5.x within the month. Of course, bugs like this always slip though.. its just that they usually aren't related to something as important as the filesystem:)
I do agree that 2.4.x is coming out quite quickly.. although 2.0.x also had many quick releases. 2.2.x was slower and had less releases. Assuming this will follow a pattern, 2.6.x will probably be slow and stable again.
Every odd release of an even release seems to be stable.. if that makes any sense:)
First of all, at the end of Episode V, The empire strikes back, luke gets a new mechanical hand.
And in Return of the Jedi, Vader says to luke: "I see you have crafted your self a new light saber, now your skills are complete".. or something like that. The point is that yes, luke did make his own saber eventually. But he originally was given one.
And luke himself was given one by Obi Wan, at least for training. He later made his own, or at least enhancements to the one he had been given.
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Well, that often depends on one's window manager.. And although X is a resource hog, some applications for X are just less bloated then the Windows counterparts.
X isn't for everyone, nor is Windows. But I see no advantage in using windows for anything.. but maybe I'm just an arrogant bastard:)
And what do you think Valve's say is in this? You can't just port something you don't have the source-code to!
Think before you type.. because what you want will not happen, and it isn't Loki's decision.
You aren't very faithful if you run windows just for a stupid game. Linux IS on my gaming box, my other boxen are running FreeBSD. We don't need no stinkin' windows.
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I already told my fiancee' that she will be running linux, at least with dual-boot or on her second computer.
I also sort of "forced" linux on my sisters.. of course they don't play many games. They were annoyed because their AOL Instant Messager in linux (gaim) didn't look identical to the advertisement-laden windows version. They were annoyed by some other things, like the high-quality 16bit anti-aliased icons which didn't look identical to the 8bit ones in Windows.
They realized it was better, but it was different and it took them time. But considering their hardware and their expectations, Windows just wouldn't cut it. Their harddrive was too small to fit any windows applications on, as commercial software and drivers are bloated.
BTW: I personally use linux for my gaming boxen and FreeBSD for my workstations and servers.
Used to play 8-player doom on ps/2 machines (with token-ring) at school every day for my entire freshman year of highschool. We would've had more people, but the DOOM engine was limited to only 8 nodes.
I think it would be cool to get the ol' gang together for a lan party, the suggestion has come up.. but people don't want to move their equipment, bastards. Then there was the issue of a place to put the equipment for those interested.
Now that I have my own place (apartment) and everyone of us has at least 3 spare computers lying around.. this suggestion may come up again soon, I can only hope:)
well, it prevents Temptest access.. at least at the machine-level... that is to say nothing of whatever may emitt from the fiber running into the place.
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Just a crapload of really cool eyecandy. It comes at a beefy performance cost though, but it can be used on even old and slow stuff.. i just wouldn't recommend it.
MacOS is not tightly integrated into the hardware anymore. This used to be true on older machines running (I think MacOS6 was the last one to be put in ROM), but since MacOS 7 it is no longer in the system's ROM. You can emulate MacOS7 on x86 and on PPC machines you can run MacOS9 (no cpu emulation).
OSX is another animal, the kernel runs on a wide range of hardware,infact you can run OSX on x86 hardware today. Of course on x86 it must be run without the nifty MacOS GUI.. but you CAN run Xwindows on it. It would be possible to port the MacOS-X gui to another platform, it just hasn't been done (yet?)
I like my Mac, but it doesn't run that pile of garbage called MacOS. Linux runs good on it, although I may decide to move to Darwin or another *n?x.
You can tell this is for children friendly market! No one-handed typing :(
Everyone knows the IBM Model:M is the only usable keyboard. I'd rather see someone hack support for one of them for a GameCube.. now that is something i'd buy.
Read projection tvs need a large viewing area due to the way it projects onto a surface INTO your eyes. A front projection like this doesn't have that problem... yeah it needs to be far from the wall, but not so far that it shouldn't work well even in a small apartment.
I've considered doing this in the past, but didn't think it would be possible and never bothered investigating. This stuff is old hat, but still something fun to do i'm sure :)
I do believe this is good, not only for Linux.. but for NullSoft. This is very good PR. But it would be better if it worked on more then just x86 Linux.
:)
Sure, I have an x86 linux box.. but I also have: an x86 FreeBSD box, a ppc Linux box, ppc netbsd box, etc.. This isn't helping people move to open source software and open minds. Closed source is bad, no matter how good the product or PR is.
How long will it be before people realize that Winamp for linux doesnt' run on their shiny new Mac or Alpha?
Maybe I'm just a troll for cross platform support, except I don't believe anything can ever be cross platform without it being open source or being written with an opensource interpreted language using opensource, using only cross-platform libraries
First, if anyone has considered dry-pairs.. remember that they need to run though the same telco building. This eliminates anything as far as 45 miles.
Wireless with a repeater would work, although it would be some work to find a place to put the repeater. But it could happen. Latency over this distance could be a problem. I found some 802.11b wireless bridges that will fill a 25mile gap, with some effort you may be able to find some that span greater distances.
Running fiber that far would be expensive, but possible. For such a distance, you would probably have to get special permit by your local authorities.
Satallite downlink would definately be possible, although it is unidirectional and you would need to get a line for uplink.. which could be a problem.
Of course there is always the option of hiring an intern, buying a cd burner, and a year worth of train tickets.
This is like porting Photoshop to linux, who would care? The software already has a fully functional _OpenSource_ alternative already developed! I am happy NullSoft is releasing for linux, not like it matters since:
A) I don't do closed source if there is an open source version available, and if there isn't an open source version available I will only use the closed source version until there is a better product developed openly.
B) It is for X86, please tell me why I would want software limited to an architecture I detest?
This is a day of sadness for geeks worldwide, as now even their palm can say no to sex.
Boy, that was a lame joke.. but I just couldn't resist.
Monarchies are definately the best, assuming that the monarch knows what the people want and obey their wishes. The problem is that in today's age monarchs have a tendancy to become terrible dictators.
True, he did say that he wants to start on 2.5.x within the month. Of course, bugs like this always slip though.. its just that they usually aren't related to something as important as the filesystem :)
:)
I do agree that 2.4.x is coming out quite quickly.. although 2.0.x also had many quick releases. 2.2.x was slower and had less releases. Assuming this will follow a pattern, 2.6.x will probably be slow and stable again.
Every odd release of an even release seems to be stable.. if that makes any sense
Yeah, especially if you are running Redhat 6.1.. with that great kernel containing a root exploit :)
I find stock kernels more insecure, slower, and less suitable for any given task.
First of all, at the end of Episode V, The empire strikes back, luke gets a new mechanical hand.
And in Return of the Jedi, Vader says to luke: "I see you have crafted your self a new light saber, now your skills are complete".. or something like that. The point is that yes, luke did make his own saber eventually. But he originally was given one.
And luke himself was given one by Obi Wan, at least for training. He later made his own, or at least enhancements to the one he had been given.
Well, that often depends on one's window manager.. And although X is a resource hog, some applications for X are just less bloated then the Windows counterparts.
:)
X isn't for everyone, nor is Windows. But I see no advantage in using windows for anything.. but maybe I'm just an arrogant bastard
And what do you think Valve's say is in this? You can't just port something you don't have the source-code to!
Think before you type.. because what you want will not happen, and it isn't Loki's decision.
You aren't very faithful if you run windows just for a stupid game. Linux IS on my gaming box, my other boxen are running FreeBSD. We don't need no stinkin' windows.
I already told my fiancee' that she will be running linux, at least with dual-boot or on her second computer.
I also sort of "forced" linux on my sisters.. of course they don't play many games. They were annoyed because their AOL Instant Messager in linux (gaim) didn't look identical to the advertisement-laden windows version. They were annoyed by some other things, like the high-quality 16bit anti-aliased icons which didn't look identical to the 8bit ones in Windows.
They realized it was better, but it was different and it took them time. But considering their hardware and their expectations, Windows just wouldn't cut it. Their harddrive was too small to fit any windows applications on, as commercial software and drivers are bloated.
BTW: I personally use linux for my gaming boxen and FreeBSD for my workstations and servers.
Main reason Loki hasn't ported Half-life is because of Valve... also I personally would be much more likely to purchase Postal then Half-life.
Postal is one of those games that I REALLY wanted to buy when it came out, but it didn't run on linux. I'll finally have my chance !
Don't hold your breath :) Some loki guys and friends of Loki, I know for certain have been working on an interpreter for the text-based Keen games..
The problem with doing a port of the later Keen games is that iD and 3DRealms can't get along. But who knows what the future holds?
As serious is an adjective, I believe it can hardly be considered as "confusing" with Yahoo Serious.
Used to play 8-player doom on ps/2 machines (with token-ring) at school every day for my entire freshman year of highschool. We would've had more people, but the DOOM engine was limited to only 8 nodes.
:)
I think it would be cool to get the ol' gang together for a lan party, the suggestion has come up.. but people don't want to move their equipment, bastards. Then there was the issue of a place to put the equipment for those interested.
Now that I have my own place (apartment) and everyone of us has at least 3 spare computers lying around.. this suggestion may come up again soon, I can only hope
There was no 1997 IOCCC, there was an entry in 1996 by a Ken Huffman.. I am sure this is what you meant ;)
Sounds like a stale lock file, don't know where to find it though.. I use linux on my Powerbook :)
well, it prevents Temptest access.. at least at the machine-level... that is to say nothing of whatever may emitt from the fiber running into the place.