Hey, I never said the press/media were any better. They're a bunch of whores.
Quite honestly, I'm not even a fan of "John John" or Robert, or Ted. I happen to have a lot of respect for JFK though. However, that doesn't mean you have to diss 'em, either.
I just listened to the whole thing, as painful as it was. You guys are pathetic, sorry. You have no respect for John Kennedy Jr. and it was in really poor taste. You're not Stern, so don't even try.
If you're going to do an audio show, get away from the childish aspect of it and do it as mature people. Trust me, you'll get a lot more respect. You have the right ideas, just take it to the adult level.
Then make your own Super-Installer. Submit it to the community. Just because the installer sucks ass (CLI) doesn't mean that you have to start a whole new distro. That's just stupid.
How are ya gonna "differentiate" yourself then? If you follow the "standards" then that leaves you little room for customization. What? Different icons? Different versions of binaries? I don't need that kind of customizability... You can do that with the distros already out there.
It's not that we/I "fear" new distros. It has nothing to do with that.
Commercial vendors like to make money. That's what they're in it for. We, the community, like for the vendors to port to Linux. Why? So we get cool stuff. So Linux gets bigger and better. Everyone's happy.
However, if there are fifty distributions, then they will inevitably wonder, "Wait, if we're going to support Linux, which distro do we port to?" Sure, you can compile it for Linux, put it in a tarball and be done with it - and leave the install specifics to the user.
But what happens with support? "Oh, I see, you're using SuperDuper Linux?" Where is such and such installed? What version is your whatchamacallit binary? And so on...
From my perspective, I think it would make commercial vendors feel a whole lot better about getting into Linux if they didn't feel like they were porting to a moving target.
Personally, I could care less - use whatever you want or roll your own. I'm just thinking that commercial vendors will get scared off and end up not porting to Linux because "there are too many choices."
The major ones are plenty. Choice is good and all, but for each new distribution we're just gonna screw ourselves in the end because of fragmentation. What, the last thirty years of UNIX history hasn't taught us anything? Jeez.
If I was a commercial vendor, I'm sorry - but I would support Redhat too - possibly Debian/SuSE and Pacific HiTech, but that's about it.
Gee, do we support Debian? SuSE? Caldera? Redhat? How about we just stick to Windows?
...that housing is so expensive in the valley. I don't get it either, the valley isn't all that hot. (well, actually it's VERY hot). Sure, convenience is one thing, but with the BART, you have many opportunities to live further away.
For some reason, I don't think they understand the word "commuter" like New Yorkers. My commute takes an hour and forty five minutes, door to door, each way. You could like in like, Muir Woods at that rate.
I was looking at a place in Pacifica. It's on the coast, north of the valley (a little closer to SF than the valley) but for peace of mind it was ideal. Cheaper and the weather is sooo much better (cooler - but foggy).
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So when are they due?
Quite honestly, I'm not even a fan of "John John" or Robert, or Ted. I happen to have a lot of respect for JFK though. However, that doesn't mean you have to diss 'em, either.
If you're going to do an audio show, get away from the childish aspect of it and do it as mature people. Trust me, you'll get a lot more respect. You have the right ideas, just take it to the adult level.
It's their settlement? Read between the lines.
...while you still have some dignity and respect. ;>
That's not ultimate, that's retarded. ;>
Where can I pick 'em up? :)
Around these neck o' the woods, they're the same... As in "I don't care what distro you run."
Then make your own Super-Installer. Submit it to the community. Just because the installer sucks ass (CLI) doesn't mean that you have to start a whole new distro. That's just stupid.
How are ya gonna "differentiate" yourself then? If you follow the "standards" then that leaves you little room for customization. What? Different icons? Different versions of binaries? I don't need that kind of customizability... You can do that with the distros already out there.
Commercial vendors like to make money. That's what they're in it for. We, the community, like for the vendors to port to Linux. Why? So we get cool stuff. So Linux gets bigger and better. Everyone's happy.
However, if there are fifty distributions, then they will inevitably wonder, "Wait, if we're going to support Linux, which distro do we port to?" Sure, you can compile it for Linux, put it in a tarball and be done with it - and leave the install specifics to the user.
But what happens with support? "Oh, I see, you're using SuperDuper Linux?" Where is such and such installed? What version is your whatchamacallit binary? And so on...
From my perspective, I think it would make commercial vendors feel a whole lot better about getting into Linux if they didn't feel like they were porting to a moving target.
Personally, I could care less - use whatever you want or roll your own. I'm just thinking that commercial vendors will get scared off and end up not porting to Linux because "there are too many choices."
The major ones are plenty. Choice is good and all, but for each new distribution we're just gonna screw ourselves in the end because of fragmentation. What, the last thirty years of UNIX history hasn't taught us anything? Jeez.
If I was a commercial vendor, I'm sorry - but I would support Redhat too - possibly Debian/SuSE and Pacific HiTech, but that's about it.
Gee, do we support Debian? SuSE? Caldera? Redhat? How about we just stick to Windows?
Stop the madness, I say!
Forget that. When's the PalmXVI coming out?! What's that? It's only $954.00US? Cool! ;>
If you're reading this, IBM - please try to support Linux on the Thinkpads. I really want a Thinkpad 570... :)
Well, to be honest - I use IRIX only as a workstation OS... I was thinking of multimedia serving and such.
The only OSes ya need when it comes to servers; Linux, Solaris and IRIX.
For some reason, I don't think they understand the word "commuter" like New Yorkers. My commute takes an hour and forty five minutes, door to door, each way. You could like in like, Muir Woods at that rate.
I was looking at a place in Pacifica. It's on the coast, north of the valley (a little closer to SF than the valley) but for peace of mind it was ideal. Cheaper and the weather is sooo much better (cooler - but foggy).
Sounds like Roosevelt Field mall... Two stories, mutha-freakin' huge... :)
Nya nya! ;>
'nuf said. ;>
Cool. Bring it on, I say. :) -signed, a New Yorker
The idea of an article should be to give a quick run-down of the news. Not everyone knows what Kingpin is, remember.
Only professional sites proofread. ;>
Hey, that's where I live... Which mall?
Never used one, but they looked pretty industrialized. You could also check your Email.