While Tolkien's mythos may not have a Redeemer to parallel Christianity, redemption is an important part of the story of some of his more interesting characters. Boromir in LoTR and Maedhros in the Silmarillion are good examples, and the idea of penance and an unsucessful search for redemption is seen in Turin Turambar's story in the Unfinished Tales.
I would have liked to make links for the names above, but the Encyclopedia of Arda seems to be down. Nice site, though.
This is cool technology though...maybe someday we will be able to prove for certain that Vanilla Ice did use David Bowie and Queen's 'Under Pressure' in 'Ice Ice Baby'.
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...
What's the problem? MkLinux Pre-R1 uses glibc 2.1, and is 100% binary-compatible with the microkernel-based PowerPC Linux distros. In fact, a LinuxPPC installation (and probably Yellowdog, etc., too) plus the MkLinux mach kernel will run NuBus Macs.
It comes with a graphical X installer, and the classic Red Hat installer. Both were buggy and nonintuitive.
To fight anecdotes with anecdotes, I found LinuxPPC's graphical installer to be easy to use and stable; it installed correctly the first time. Its interface is very similar to the common installers of Macintosh software. I imagine that LinuxPPC was smartly trying to make their graphical installer friendly for Macintosh veterans.
On an important note, configuring X sucked with both distros.
Configuring X can be easier on the PPC than on other architectures. Xpma c requires no configuration whatsoever. It will use the video settings set in the MacOS, or you can supply new ones with kernel arguments at boot time. It just works. Some of the latest hardware benefits from XFree86 4.0.1, but configuration is no more or less difficult than on the x86.
Linux on the absolutely newest PPC hardware is rough at first, granted, but proper support for the iMac DV has come along steadily now that the box has been released. The vast majority of Macs in circulation are supported extremely well; the temporary exceptions are the newest boxes, because Apple isn't always 100% open, in advance, with their docs and specs. To put it mildly.
You might find comp.os.linux.powerpc helpful in fixing iMac DV problems.
Apache, php3 and mysql are all available for the various PowerPC distributions. With the exception of the newcomer SuSE, and of course Debian, they're all heavily based on Redhat. You have to build from the source in most cases, of course, but it works like you'd expect.
Whether you burn gas in your car or coal in the power plant, you're still reliant on the fossil fuels. The advantage with generating the energy in plants is that the pollution is concentrated in one area. It's the same principle that says cities are less environmentally damaging than suburban sprawl, per capita.
I'd be very suspicious of any company that bought Toysmart's list at fifteen bucks a name, all the while agreeing to uphold -- wink wink nudge nudge -- the old privacy guarantee.
Do yourself a favor if you're going out to rent this: get the regular, non-director's cut version. It's hard to find in most rental places, but it's much easier to follow and, in my opinion, more enjoyable because of it.
The chief, and really only, difference is that the director's cut has all the narration by Harrison Ford cut out. Gives the movie a more austere feel which some may prefer; but for my money, I've always enjoyed the regular version more.
The support for ATI hardware in the various PowerPC Linux distributions is quite good. The older Mach64 and the newer RAGE 128 cards work great even with the stable kernel.
I hope nVidia is free and open with the necessary information so that X acceleration for the new OEM Mac video will be as easy to set up as the current stuff.
As an aside, A/UX isn't quite dead. It's partition type is used by the PowerPC Linux distributions on which to lay down their ext2 and other filesystems.
Uhm. You're right on the latter -- investors would see blood, and sell. But selling 10%, regardless of who's doing it, is a big deal. You might not even be able to make the sale -- and it _certainly_ would have a significant effect on the share price; it would drop 'much'. 10% is a lot!
Altivec support has been in all of the 2.3.x kernels, but it hasn't done much yet -- only #ifdef'ed in a handful of lines of code. This is really quite cool; I'm already running Linux on a PowerPC 750 (the G3). My next machine will likely be a G4 or whatever's next.
There's a good bit of info on the alti-vec and the G4 in this Ars Technica article (that was slashdotted a while back).
Agreed, 100%. But then, what movie adaptation doesn't suffer from this? And if you're looking for something even harder to adapt than Snowcrash, it's being done: The Lord of the Rings.
Bah! Pretty pictures and stereo music! Today's gamers grow soft and reliant on their mice! Back in my day, we all played Angband. Er, wait, we still do.
The cryptographic code cannot be open source until the RSA patents expire later this year. Then, I imagine, it'll be fair game. I'll greet that news with much rejoicing, as the user of Linux on an alternative architecture.
Hopefully the good folks at mozilla.org will cross-compile as much of these crypto libraries as possible in the meanwhile. Heck, I'd let them do it natively on my machine.
I've played Nanosaur. Quite a bit, actually. It came bundled on the Macintosh G3 I bought to run the One True OS on. It's beautiful -- or it was at the time, over a year ago. Expectations in computer graphics, of course, follow Moore's Law as well. But it runs very smoothly even on lower-end 3d hardware.
But the game gets old fast. There's really not much to do besides run around enjoying the scenery, and killing the odd dinosaur with rocket launchers. Hopefully they'll add some more plot and strategy to the game -- because it really is a great underlying engine. Or maybe if it's open source, it could become the base for something Very Cool.
Oh, by the way! When it's available, try climbing up onto the tall dormant volcano near the beginning and jumping off. If you time it right and get to the maximum possible height, well, you'll get a neat reward. Hee hee. Maybe I'll boot into the MacOS tomorrow and play this thing once more.
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While Tolkien's mythos may not have a Redeemer to parallel Christianity, redemption is an important part of the story of some of his more interesting characters. Boromir in LoTR and Maedhros in the Silmarillion are good examples, and the idea of penance and an unsucessful search for redemption is seen in Turin Turambar's story in the Unfinished Tales.
I would have liked to make links for the names above, but the Encyclopedia of Arda seems to be down. Nice site, though.
John
I believe that statement is properly attributed to Sherman, at the end of the civil war.
John
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...
QED
John
What's the problem? MkLinux Pre-R1 uses glibc 2.1, and is 100% binary-compatible with the microkernel-based PowerPC Linux distros. In fact, a LinuxPPC installation (and probably Yellowdog, etc., too) plus the MkLinux mach kernel will run NuBus Macs.
John
To fight anecdotes with anecdotes, I found LinuxPPC's graphical installer to be easy to use and stable; it installed correctly the first time. Its interface is very similar to the common installers of Macintosh software. I imagine that LinuxPPC was smartly trying to make their graphical installer friendly for Macintosh veterans.
Configuring X can be easier on the PPC than on other architectures. Xpma c requires no configuration whatsoever. It will use the video settings set in the MacOS, or you can supply new ones with kernel arguments at boot time. It just works. Some of the latest hardware benefits from XFree86 4.0.1, but configuration is no more or less difficult than on the x86.
All in my opinion, and experience.
John
Linux on the absolutely newest PPC hardware is rough at first, granted, but proper support for the iMac DV has come along steadily now that the box has been released. The vast majority of Macs in circulation are supported extremely well; the temporary exceptions are the newest boxes, because Apple isn't always 100% open, in advance, with their docs and specs. To put it mildly.
You might find comp.os.linux.powerpc helpful in fixing iMac DV problems.
John
Apache, php3 and mysql are all available for the various PowerPC distributions. With the exception of the newcomer SuSE, and of course Debian, they're all heavily based on Redhat. You have to build from the source in most cases, of course, but it works like you'd expect.
John
Whether you burn gas in your car or coal in the power plant, you're still reliant on the fossil fuels. The advantage with generating the energy in plants is that the pollution is concentrated in one area. It's the same principle that says cities are less environmentally damaging than suburban sprawl, per capita.
John
> Is it just me?
Yes, I think so. My integrity goes for twenty-three dollars cold cash and a bottle of gin.
John
AH SHANK KATZ
KAHN HAS KATZ
A RUBIN OK
IRA BUN OK
A BAZAAR KATZ DUNK SHE HONK VIZ
A HAVANA KATZ BRED HO ZIZ SKUNK
A HAZARD BEAN KATZ HO VIZ SKUNK
A BRAVADO SANK KATZ HE HUNK ZIZ
Conspiracies everwhere! Beware hidden meanings!
John
I'd be very suspicious of any company that bought Toysmart's list at fifteen bucks a name, all the while agreeing to uphold -- wink wink nudge nudge -- the old privacy guarantee.
John
Do yourself a favor if you're going out to rent this: get the regular, non-director's cut version. It's hard to find in most rental places, but it's much easier to follow and, in my opinion, more enjoyable because of it.
The chief, and really only, difference is that the director's cut has all the narration by Harrison Ford cut out. Gives the movie a more austere feel which some may prefer; but for my money, I've always enjoyed the regular version more.
John
Heh heh. The answer is in the pictures -- they weren't all soda bottles. I especially liked the "bane of London's homeless".
John
The support for ATI hardware in the various PowerPC Linux distributions is quite good. The older Mach64 and the newer RAGE 128 cards work great even with the stable kernel.
I hope nVidia is free and open with the necessary information so that X acceleration for the new OEM Mac video will be as easy to set up as the current stuff.
John
As an aside, A/UX isn't quite dead. It's partition type is used by the PowerPC Linux distributions on which to lay down their ext2 and other filesystems.
John
Congrats and thanks, /. crew. You have made my cable modem very, very happy!
John
I've found this site to be helpful. It's geared towards the PowerPC Linux distros, but should be applicable for almost anyone.
John
Uhm. You're right on the latter -- investors would see blood, and sell. But selling 10%, regardless of who's doing it, is a big deal. You might not even be able to make the sale -- and it _certainly_ would have a significant effect on the share price; it would drop 'much'. 10% is a lot!
John
Altivec support has been in all of the 2.3.x kernels, but it hasn't done much yet -- only #ifdef'ed in a handful of lines of code. This is really quite cool; I'm already running Linux on a PowerPC 750 (the G3). My next machine will likely be a G4 or whatever's next.
There's a good bit of info on the alti-vec and the G4 in this Ars Technica article (that was slashdotted a while back).
John
Agreed, 100%. But then, what movie adaptation doesn't suffer from this? And if you're looking for something even harder to adapt than Snowcrash, it's being done: The Lord of the Rings.
John
Oh, sure. All you have to do is get the file POSIX_ME_HARDER.BAT.
John
Bah! Pretty pictures and stereo music! Today's gamers grow soft and reliant on their mice! Back in my day, we all played Angband. Er, wait, we still do.
John
The cryptographic code cannot be open source until the RSA patents expire later this year. Then, I imagine, it'll be fair game. I'll greet that news with much rejoicing, as the user of Linux on an alternative architecture.
Hopefully the good folks at mozilla.org will cross-compile as much of these crypto libraries as possible in the meanwhile. Heck, I'd let them do it natively on my machine.
John
I've played Nanosaur. Quite a bit, actually. It came bundled on the Macintosh G3 I bought to run the One True OS on. It's beautiful -- or it was at the time, over a year ago. Expectations in computer graphics, of course, follow Moore's Law as well. But it runs very smoothly even on lower-end 3d hardware.
But the game gets old fast. There's really not much to do besides run around enjoying the scenery, and killing the odd dinosaur with rocket launchers. Hopefully they'll add some more plot and strategy to the game -- because it really is a great underlying engine. Or maybe if it's open source, it could become the base for something Very Cool.
Oh, by the way! When it's available, try climbing up onto the tall dormant volcano near the beginning and jumping off. If you time it right and get to the maximum possible height, well, you'll get a neat reward. Hee hee. Maybe I'll boot into the MacOS tomorrow and play this thing once more.
John