The article says that they may boost Linux's SMP capability and mentions that their UnixWare supports 32 CPUs as opposed to Linux's 8. But how will they do this? Linux schedules processes as opposed to threads, are they going to undertake extensive modifications of the Linux kernel to make threads the fundamental scheduable unit?
But something similar could be done. I read of the military using citrus fruit to make a battery in order to power a radio -- it wasn't sci-fi.
It would be difficult to do with a billion tranisistor Pentium(r). I guess the earth might be better off if we all used low power CPUs. Aren't alot of Pentium's transistors there to support legacy code? -- someone -- Andrew Moore? Andrew Grove? -- once called a Pentium predecessor a "code museum."
In Spring of '99 they were at Linux Expo, where they gave away a new VW -- they need it now to get their people out to new job interviews. They also gave away "Linuxgruven" bumper stickers with a tipsy penguin -- are these worth anything? On e-bay?
The press release also states that the "Ancient Unix Source" license is also now at not charge -- formerly $100. With this license you can also get BSD and Ultrix source! Goto mckusick.org. What with this and Solaris source available, why is anyone still hacking Linux?
Then aren't FSF GPL'd things like 'cat' and 'tar', etc. derived works? I don't think anyone is going to steal GPL'd code until its quality improves and its coders become innovative.
16 bit code overflows somewhere a little over 65000, doesn't it? What if their bug counter overflowed and there are actually alot more? On second thought, maybe its better for them to run 16 bit software -- what you don't know can't hurt you.
Couldn't someone claim that the GPL'd code is a work derived from code owned by someone else? That the plaintiff has no business claiming ownership of the work?
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They are asking the circuit court to stay the conduct sanctions until the case is decided.
If they get too out of line, the gov't could use the RICO statutes against them. That could involve criminal penalties (Jail Time) for MS executives.
RICO was originally intended to combat organized crime, but the laws can and have been applied to just about any objectional organization.
It must be Emmet, look at all the typos!
The article says that they may boost Linux's
SMP capability and mentions that their UnixWare supports 32 CPUs as opposed to Linux's 8. But how will they do this? Linux schedules processes as opposed to threads, are they going to undertake extensive modifications of the Linux kernel to make threads the fundamental scheduable unit?
"... not to long ago ..."
What happened to proofreading? Has it, too,
gone the way of open source?
-- Just another pair of eyes
What a news day:
Break-up MS
Value Added Linux & Andover stock lockout is ending -- article in San Francisco Chronicle
Plan 9
But something similar could be done.
I read of the military using citrus
fruit to make a battery in order to
power a radio -- it wasn't sci-fi.
It would be difficult to
do with a billion tranisistor Pentium(r).
I guess the earth might be better off if we all used low power CPUs. Aren't alot of Pentium's
transistors there to support legacy code? --
someone -- Andrew Moore? Andrew Grove? -- once called a Pentium predecessor a "code museum."
In Spring of '99 they were at
Linux Expo, where they gave away a new
VW -- they need it now to get their people
out to new job interviews. They also gave away
"Linuxgruven" bumper stickers with a tipsy penguin -- are these worth
anything? On e-bay?
What is the difference between a version (BSD)
and a distro (Linux)?
Where is answerman?
The press release also states that the
"Ancient Unix Source" license is also now
at not charge -- formerly $100. With this
license you can also get BSD and Ultrix source!
Goto mckusick.org. What with this and Solaris source available, why is anyone still hacking Linux?
Then aren't FSF GPL'd things like 'cat' and 'tar',
etc. derived works? I don't think anyone is going to steal GPL'd code until its quality improves and its coders become innovative.
16 bit code overflows somewhere a little over 65000, doesn't it? What if their bug counter overflowed and there are actually alot more? On second thought, maybe its better for them to run 16 bit software -- what you don't know can't hurt you.
Linux is a jobs program for old UNIX sysadmins and wannabes. Check-out Solaris.
Couldn't someone claim that the GPL'd code is a work derived from code owned by someone else? That the plaintiff has no business claiming ownership of the work?