Just thought I'd add that yes, I know that Red Hat offered (and still offers) the "hard-core" boxed versions, with just the CDs and no docs. But you usually won't find these versions in computer stores. Your local CompUSA probably stocks the "regular" version, and possibly the "Power Tools" version. No one stocks the hard-core versions because:
they'll get less money from the consumer, and
most consumers buy the "regular" version, because
no one who shops at CompUSA could live without the documentation!;-)
As it says on the OpenBSD page, you can give your local bookseller the supplied ISBN number and request that they stock it.
Larger chains, such as Borders and Barnes&Noble, may special-order it for you, but I'm pretty sure that it won't be a "normally" stocked item unless corporate decides that it will be.
You might have better luck with a university bookstore.
I know that some of us have very good reasons for not mail-ordering, but look at the page; they offer a few options. It's direct, fast, and is probably to best way to make sure the team is getting the money they deserve.
You mention it being sold as a "boxed product". Red Hat, et al, sell their products boxed because of the inclusion of detailed manuals aimed at "beginners". Red Hat 6.0 came with a 410-page installation guide, with descriptions of every RPM included. It also came with a 288-page "Getting Starting Guide", showing beginners the basics of GNOME and Linuxconf.
OpenBSD is saving you a lot of money by opting out of the fancy packaging. You can probably find all the documentation you need on the web and the appropriate newsies. Or pick up a few O'Reilly UNIX books if you have the cash.
Hope this helped. If any OpenBSD people are reading this, please correct me if you are planning on selling a "boxed" version.
A lot of people don't seem to "get" the artwork. This is my take:
As we know, the cat is "Script Kittie" (har har). He's looking to get some fish. In the fishbowl, we see Blowfish, the mascot of the OpenBSD crypto. Script Kittie (a security threat) will "choke" on Blowfish (OpenBSD crypto).
Is it just me, or does the fish bowl look like the GNU gnu? Perhaps they're lambasting Linux's lack of security?
I think Script Kittie is great. Whoever came up with that, good job!;-)
As someone who has had to deal with more Pointy-Haired Bosses(tm) that is fair at my tender age, I will tell you that many of them would let unprofessional cover art count against a software product. All of mine would, at least.
This being said, I fully support the catoony, "fun" look that OpenBSD uses. (Linux too.) I think that "Script Kittie" is hilarious! LOL every time I read that.:-D The product speaks for itself. A fun mascot gives the product personality. And makes marketing easy. Every time I see a penguin now, anywhere, I think of Linux.
But...
Major corporations and the executives that run them are very conscious of appearing professional. Ever wonder why many of them expect employees to wear ties to work?
So unfortunately, even though a BSD or even a Linux distro might be more appropriate for a company's specific applications, many will choose a big name, "professional" UN*X like Solaris.
And I don't have anything against that. I like Solaris. But you have to admit that when a suit (particularly one who doesn't exactly know what he's talking about) is reviewing Solaris, the name recognition and professionalism help.
My preference? Screw the execs and keep the fun cover art. Go Kittie go.
Thank you! Exactly what I was thinking. The mark of a truly great FPS is the ability to get zenned out like that. When you've played a few games and get in your zone, the mouse and keyboard seem to disappear. And you'll play like that for hours until the server starts lagging. Or, if your mouse needs cleaning, it gently reminds you by sticking at a critical moment, and you get your ass fragged, and you start cursing at the mouse, but it's okay, 'cause it's only a game, RIGHT?;-)
Half-Life, Quake 2, and now Quake 3 (at least the demotest!) all showcase this emersive ability.
I think the secret is finding "your" ideal keyboard and mouse control setup. I used to use the numberpad for movement, but became addicted to Half-Life's default key setup. That was it, for me. It's all I play with now, in any FPS.
Copy your config files onto a dozen floppies, and put one in your car, in your backpack, maybe at a few friends houses. You never know when there'll be a LAN party, and then you'll have to spend ten minutes setting your controls, and typing in all your aliases, et cetera, 'cause you found your One True Setup, and you can't play with anything else. You want to be able to get in that game fast, and grab the railgun, and find some prime real estate to stake out... you lousy camper! So put your configs on disk.
Or maybe I need to get out more... before Quake 3 is shipped... then I'll be lost forever...
You seem to be the guy to ask... can you give us some specifics on the hardware involved? How can I get more info on the systems used for data gathering, cataloging, analysis, storage, et cetera, on projects like these? Even just some CPU generalisations would wonderful... Drooling over supercomputers is a hobby of mine, see...;-)
I was priveleged enough to actually speak with one of the NIH (National Inistitute of Heatlth) scientists working on the project earlier this year. He came to speak in our school Medical Society. Being the geek that I am, I made sure to inquire as to the Y2K compliancy of the computers used for analysis and data storage; alas, he wasn't involved in that aspect.;-) He said he "thought they were", though.
If I remember correctly, and there have been no delays, it's supposed to be finished before 2002.
I tried to tape the whole question and answer session with my microcassette recorder, to put on my webpage (in RealAudio format), but he was against it. Oh well. (I would have tried to sneak it anyway from the back of the room, but my recorder has a crappy mic, so I wouldn't have gotten much by doing so.)
The whole concept is very cool... imagine being able to prevent disease on a genetic level...
Does anyone have any information on the computing systems being used? Come on, there have to be a few NIHers reading/.!;-)
This is slightly off-topic, but has anyone else heard about this "Soul Catcher" project, which I think is based mainly in the UK? (Based on the concept of recording an entire human consciousness to a traditional physical medium, if I remember correctly.)
Thank you! Finally some sense in this discussion. You bring up a very good point -- the powerplant. One of the F-22's key selling points is its ability to supercruise (fly at supersonic speeds WITHOUT the use of afterburners). This results in higher speeds, with a lower IR signature, and will make it not only harder to track, but harder to hit with IR-guided SAMs.
People seem to think that the F117A was designed to be a "fighter" in the same sense of the F-16. The F117A would be taken down easily in a "dogfight". It just wasn't designed for that. And the F22 is not designed to be a "stealth fighter" in the same vein as the F117A. Its stealth technologies only *augment* its excellent maneuverability, powerplant, and weapons capabilities.
/. doesn't usually have military discussions, but I'd love to hear what people think about Congress' lack of F22 support, and also a discussion on JSF.
the gamer's mouse; also, LogiTech trackball?
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check out the razer boomslang: http://www.razerzone.com/
high resolution, cool design.
Also, I'd be curious to hear a few gamers' opinions of the LogiTech Marble trackballs. I've thought of puchasing one, but my FPS addictions make the thought of giving up my mouse a little weird.
I'm going to have to disagree with you on a point, that 'keyboards are used mainly for inputting text'. I actually use mouse as little as possible, and use the keyboard for most navigation. In Win98, at least, I actually surprise people with the speed I can acheive by combining standard keyboard commands with the MS 'alt+*' and 'Win+*' commands. In fact my major complaint about Linux GUIs is the lack of consistent keyboard navitgation support. Some apps use 'ctrl+*' function keys, others use 'alt+*', other support both, others none. At least Windoze apps have 99% consistent window and menu navigation via keyboard. Pens could probably never replace keyboards even for text input. How fast can most people really write? And who can write write *legibly* at the speed of a keyboard? If your handwriting isn't legible and consistent, the character-recognition software is screwed. For speed, I really think that keyboards still rule.
The 'Happy Hacking' keyboard is expensive but you can swap the cords and use it with PS/2 (and therefore anything convertable from PS/2), Macs, and best of all, Sun boxes.
Granted, not everyone likes the Happy Hacking's other main selling point, the incredibly small size.
Look at the source. It was done in FrontPage. So does this suprise you?
FrontPage is horrible because it enables people with no knowledge of Web Design or HTML to put out crap like that. That's the point of course, but I have personally edited HTML 'written' with FrontPage and reduced the file size by over 50%, while retaining the exact same appearance. FrontPage bloats code even more than Netscape Composer!
Oh well. ASCII editors all the way for me, baby.;-)
I'm always looking for my 'next' new computer toy, and this of course includes pointing devices.
But...
IMHO the mouse is the best pointing device currently available. As a general PC user I like the design for its simplicity and fuctionality. As a gamer, the mouse offers the perfect mix of control and sensitivity. I can't even *imagine* trying to play Q3A with a trackball. Seriously, as much beef as I have with Microsoft, that IntelliMouse is wonderful. I've become very attatched to the little scroll wheel! (Which is also a third button.) If only they'd stick to selling hardware, huh?
A short while ago I tested out a few trackballs, but I have yet to find a satisfactory product. Also, since I'm bad and constantly have munchies with me at the computer, the trackball would dirty *very* quickly from potato-chip oils, pizza grease, et cetera.;-)
I would love to see more laptop manufacturers use trackballs, though. Though they're incomparable to mice, I *really* can't stand those kludgy touch-pads and eraser heads.
I would be very interested in hearing others' trackball comments.
For my uses, pen-type devices, while cool for artists, are too specialized.
What will the next technology be? I've heard of a Japanese company that is developing a device that follows eye movement for use in military applications (target designation for fighter pilots, working with the helmet visor and HUD). This way the pilot doesn't have to take his eyes of the sky to fiddle with the controls currently used for this purpose, and allows for extremely quick changes.
Could that be scaled for use as a PC pointing device? (Just look where you want on the screen, and the cursor goes there.)
The biggest problem with the "Y2k bug" is not computers, but people.
I know of at least three countries whose respective national guards have been told they won't be able to take recreational leave between December 1999 and March 2000. For fear of riots, crime waves, and armed militia cults who think that the Day of Judgement comes with the new Millenium (which if I'm correct, actualy begins in 2001?).
The networks aren't helping anything. These movies aren't based on reality and play on the fears of the majority of the population, who don't understand enough about what the "Y2k bug" is to make intelligent decisions. Some caution is warranted, obviously, but not this hysteria.
If you take all of your money out of the bank, the bank WILL fail. If you buy six months' groceries in December, obviously there WILL be food shortages in January. And if people start looting and sacrificing animals, society WILL fall into chaos.
A request to NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, HBO, and the rest: please save your crappy Y2k doomsday movies for Summer 2000!
Hackers are in an interesting position. Y2k may not be so bad for us if tons of poorly written software has to be recoded. Can you say 'stock options'?;-)
I've been very happy with my Belkin KVM switch, the OmniCube 4-Port. They also make a two-port and an eight port. Don't get the two-port model; the four-port costs just a bit more and will be worth it down the road. I got mine for less than $90, and you'll need a set of cables for each computer you want to hook up (none are included). The sets are $20 each.
The dimensions are approximately 2"tall x 8"wide x 5"deep. (Don't hold me to that, it's not in front of me right now!) The computer-to-port cables and the monitor plug into the back, and the mouse and keyboard plug into the front (PS/2). It's powered by your standard wall-wart AC adapter.
You switch PCs by means of a button on the front of the case, or by tapping "scroll lock" twice quickly (the KVM will beep) and pressing the number of the PC (1-4). There are four LEDs on the front of the KVM to let you know which PC currently has control.
I've been using mine for about six months with two PCs, and I've had no trouble yet.
I don't think it's the fault of IIS as much as the page authors... kiddies using Frontpage and adding glitzy special effects, like dissolving page transitions, nonstandard mouseover Jscript effects, et cetera. But I think the majority of the problems are caused by everyday inter-broswer issues with HTML rendering; less and less authors are bothering to test in Netscape...
Good point. I've only used Opera in Win98, but on that platform it beats IE5 (and Netscape 4, duh) in terms of speed, easily. Also, I *have yet* to have Opera crash. Very good deal.
...Of course, you're screwed if you visit a site with plugins... but is that really that big of a problem? My daily broswing to read news, read/., shop for computer parts, and basically screw around was never hampered when I was reviewing Opera.
For anyone who has not tried this product, go to opera.com and download it NOW! It's extremely fast, very configurable, and the install file fit on a floppy disk, at least with the version I DLed. (compared to my Netscape DL of 20MB) If you're reading this, Michael, thanks again for making me download it.;)
Sun and Netscape are partners. Remember the holy Alliance, destined to save us from the clutches of the Evil Empire? I will bring up two points:
Netscape and Java: Sun created Java. So it disgusts me to hear of problems like your wife's with Netscape and Java. (Perhaps that specific page was just coded badly??)
Netscape and Un*x: Sun makes Solaris, a groovy Un*x flavor. So, it would make sense to me that Netscape should perform at least as well on Un*x as on Windows, if not better. However, Netscape for Linux is just sad. I still use Netscape almost exclusively (nevermind the fact that IE5 is twice as fast). But I use it under Windows 98.
I will stand by Sun, but Netscape needs to get its act together. I do not agree that Mozilla's success will be Linux's savior, but Mozilla's failure will be Netscape's downfall.
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Larger chains, such as Borders and Barnes&Noble, may special-order it for you, but I'm pretty sure that it won't be a "normally" stocked item unless corporate decides that it will be.
You might have better luck with a university bookstore.
I know that some of us have very good reasons for not mail-ordering, but look at the page; they offer a few options. It's direct, fast, and is probably to best way to make sure the team is getting the money they deserve.
You mention it being sold as a "boxed product". Red Hat, et al, sell their products boxed because of the inclusion of detailed manuals aimed at "beginners". Red Hat 6.0 came with a 410-page installation guide, with descriptions of every RPM included. It also came with a 288-page "Getting Starting Guide", showing beginners the basics of GNOME and Linuxconf.
OpenBSD is saving you a lot of money by opting out of the fancy packaging. You can probably find all the documentation you need on the web and the appropriate newsies. Or pick up a few O'Reilly UNIX books if you have the cash.
Hope this helped. If any OpenBSD people are reading this, please correct me if you are planning on selling a "boxed" version.
As we know, the cat is "Script Kittie" (har har). He's looking to get some fish. In the fishbowl, we see Blowfish, the mascot of the OpenBSD crypto. Script Kittie (a security threat) will "choke" on Blowfish (OpenBSD crypto).
Is it just me, or does the fish bowl look like the GNU gnu? Perhaps they're lambasting Linux's lack of security?
I think Script Kittie is great. Whoever came up with that, good job! ;-)
This being said, I fully support the catoony, "fun" look that OpenBSD uses. (Linux too.) I think that "Script Kittie" is hilarious! LOL every time I read that. :-D The product speaks for itself. A fun mascot gives the product personality. And makes marketing easy. Every time I see a penguin now, anywhere, I think of Linux.
But...
Major corporations and the executives that run them are very conscious of appearing professional. Ever wonder why many of them expect employees to wear ties to work?
So unfortunately, even though a BSD or even a Linux distro might be more appropriate for a company's specific applications, many will choose a big name, "professional" UN*X like Solaris.
And I don't have anything against that. I like Solaris. But you have to admit that when a suit (particularly one who doesn't exactly know what he's talking about) is reviewing Solaris, the name recognition and professionalism help.
My preference? Screw the execs and keep the fun cover art. Go Kittie go.
In the immortal words of Cartman's Sensei,
"RESIST THE ASS!"
Thank you! Exactly what I was thinking. The mark of a truly great FPS is the ability to get zenned out like that. When you've played a few games and get in your zone, the mouse and keyboard seem to disappear. And you'll play like that for hours until the server starts lagging. Or, if your mouse needs cleaning, it gently reminds you by sticking at a critical moment, and you get your ass fragged, and you start cursing at the mouse, but it's okay, 'cause it's only a game, RIGHT? ;-)
Half-Life, Quake 2, and now Quake 3 (at least the demotest!) all showcase this emersive ability.
I think the secret is finding "your" ideal keyboard and mouse control setup. I used to use the numberpad for movement, but became addicted to Half-Life's default key setup. That was it, for me. It's all I play with now, in any FPS.
Copy your config files onto a dozen floppies, and put one in your car, in your backpack, maybe at a few friends houses. You never know when there'll be a LAN party, and then you'll have to spend ten minutes setting your controls, and typing in all your aliases, et cetera, 'cause you found your One True Setup, and you can't play with anything else. You want to be able to get in that game fast, and grab the railgun, and find some prime real estate to stake out... you lousy camper! So put your configs on disk.
Or maybe I need to get out more... before Quake 3 is shipped... then I'll be lost forever...
Ewan -
;-)
You seem to be the guy to ask... can you give us some specifics on the hardware involved? How can I get more info on the systems used for data gathering, cataloging, analysis, storage, et cetera, on projects like these? Even just some CPU generalisations would wonderful... Drooling over supercomputers is a hobby of mine, see...
Thanks!
I was priveleged enough to actually speak with one of the NIH (National Inistitute of Heatlth) scientists working on the project earlier this year. He came to speak in our school Medical Society. Being the geek that I am, I made sure to inquire as to the Y2K compliancy of the computers used for analysis and data storage; alas, he wasn't involved in that aspect. ;-) He said he "thought they were", though.
/.! ;-)
If I remember correctly, and there have been no delays, it's supposed to be finished before 2002.
I tried to tape the whole question and answer session with my microcassette recorder, to put on my webpage (in RealAudio format), but he was against it. Oh well. (I would have tried to sneak it anyway from the back of the room, but my recorder has a crappy mic, so I wouldn't have gotten much by doing so.)
The whole concept is very cool... imagine being able to prevent disease on a genetic level...
Does anyone have any information on the computing systems being used? Come on, there have to be a few NIHers reading
This is slightly off-topic, but has anyone else heard about this "Soul Catcher" project, which I think is based mainly in the UK? (Based on the concept of recording an entire human consciousness to a traditional physical medium, if I remember correctly.)
Amen, brother.
Thank you! Finally some sense in this discussion. You bring up a very good point -- the powerplant.
One of the F-22's key selling points is its ability to supercruise (fly at supersonic speeds WITHOUT the use of afterburners). This results in higher speeds, with a lower IR signature, and will make it not only harder to track, but harder to hit with IR-guided SAMs.
People seem to think that the F117A was designed to be a "fighter" in the same sense of the F-16. The F117A would be taken down easily in a "dogfight". It just wasn't designed for that. And the F22 is not designed to be a "stealth fighter" in the same vein as the F117A. Its stealth technologies only *augment* its excellent maneuverability, powerplant, and weapons capabilities.
/. doesn't usually have military discussions, but I'd love to hear what people think about Congress' lack of F22 support, and also a discussion on JSF.
check out the razer boomslang:
http://www.razerzone.com/
high resolution, cool design.
Also, I'd be curious to hear a few gamers' opinions of the LogiTech Marble trackballs. I've thought of puchasing one, but my FPS addictions make the thought of giving up my mouse a little weird.
thanx.
I'm going to have to disagree with you on a point, that 'keyboards are used mainly for inputting text'. I actually use mouse as little as possible, and use the keyboard for most navigation. In Win98, at least, I actually surprise people with the speed I can acheive by combining standard keyboard commands with the MS 'alt+*' and 'Win+*' commands. In fact my major complaint about Linux GUIs is the lack of consistent keyboard navitgation support. Some apps use 'ctrl+*' function keys, others use 'alt+*', other support both, others none. At least Windoze apps have 99% consistent window and menu navigation via keyboard. Pens could probably never replace keyboards even for text input. How fast can most people really write? And who can write write *legibly* at the speed of a keyboard? If your handwriting isn't legible and consistent, the character-recognition software is screwed. For speed, I really think that keyboards still rule.
The 'Happy Hacking' keyboard is expensive but you can swap the cords and use it with PS/2 (and therefore anything convertable from PS/2), Macs, and best of all, Sun boxes.
Granted, not everyone likes the Happy Hacking's other main selling point, the incredibly small size.
Look at the source. It was done in FrontPage. So does this suprise you?
;-)
FrontPage is horrible because it enables people with no knowledge of Web Design or HTML to put out crap like that. That's the point of course, but I have personally edited HTML 'written' with FrontPage and reduced the file size by over 50%, while retaining the exact same appearance. FrontPage bloats code even more than Netscape Composer!
Oh well. ASCII editors all the way for me, baby.
I'm always looking for my 'next' new computer toy, and this of course includes pointing devices.
;-)
:-)
But...
IMHO the mouse is the best pointing device currently available. As a general PC user I like the design for its simplicity and fuctionality. As a gamer, the mouse offers the perfect mix of control and sensitivity. I can't even *imagine* trying to play Q3A with a trackball. Seriously, as much beef as I have with Microsoft, that IntelliMouse is wonderful. I've become very attatched to the little scroll wheel! (Which is also a third button.) If only they'd stick to selling hardware, huh?
A short while ago I tested out a few trackballs, but I have yet to find a satisfactory product. Also, since I'm bad and constantly have munchies with me at the computer, the trackball would dirty *very* quickly from potato-chip oils, pizza grease, et cetera.
I would love to see more laptop manufacturers use trackballs, though. Though they're incomparable to mice, I *really* can't stand those kludgy touch-pads and eraser heads.
I would be very interested in hearing others' trackball comments.
For my uses, pen-type devices, while cool for artists, are too specialized.
What will the next technology be? I've heard of a Japanese company that is developing a device that follows eye movement for use in military applications (target designation for fighter pilots, working with the helmet visor and HUD). This way the pilot doesn't have to take his eyes of the sky to fiddle with the controls currently used for this purpose, and allows for extremely quick changes.
Could that be scaled for use as a PC pointing device? (Just look where you want on the screen, and the cursor goes there.)
For now, though, Mickey works fine.
The biggest problem with the "Y2k bug" is not computers, but people.
;-)
I know of at least three countries whose respective national guards have been told they won't be able to take recreational leave between December 1999 and March 2000. For fear of riots, crime waves, and armed militia cults who think that the Day of Judgement comes with the new Millenium (which if I'm correct, actualy begins in 2001?).
The networks aren't helping anything. These movies aren't based on reality and play on the fears of the majority of the population, who don't understand enough about what the "Y2k bug" is to make intelligent decisions. Some caution is warranted, obviously, but not this hysteria.
If you take all of your money out of the bank, the bank WILL fail. If you buy six months' groceries in December, obviously there WILL be food shortages in January. And if people start looting and sacrificing animals, society WILL fall into chaos.
A request to NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, HBO, and the rest: please save your crappy Y2k doomsday movies for Summer 2000!
Hackers are in an interesting position. Y2k may not be so bad for us if tons of poorly written software has to be recoded. Can you say 'stock options'?
I've been very happy with my Belkin KVM switch, the OmniCube 4-Port. They also make a two-port and an eight port. Don't get the two-port model; the four-port costs just a bit more and will be worth it down the road. I got mine for less than $90, and you'll need a set of cables for each computer you want to hook up (none are included). The sets are $20 each.
The dimensions are approximately 2"tall x 8"wide x 5"deep. (Don't hold me to that, it's not in front of me right now!) The computer-to-port cables and the monitor plug into the back, and the mouse and keyboard plug into the front (PS/2). It's powered by your standard wall-wart AC adapter.
You switch PCs by means of a button on the front of the case, or by tapping "scroll lock" twice quickly (the KVM will beep) and pressing the number of the PC (1-4). There are four LEDs on the front of the KVM to let you know which PC currently has control.
I've been using mine for about six months with two PCs, and I've had no trouble yet.
Check out http://www.belkin.com/ for more info.
I bought mine at http://www.buy.com/.
Good luck!
I don't think it's the fault of IIS as much as the page authors... kiddies using Frontpage and adding glitzy special effects, like dissolving page transitions, nonstandard mouseover Jscript effects, et cetera. But I think the majority of the problems are caused by everyday inter-broswer issues with HTML rendering; less and less authors are bothering to test in Netscape...
Good point. I've only used Opera in Win98, but on that platform it beats IE5 (and Netscape 4, duh) in terms of speed, easily. Also, I *have yet* to have Opera crash. Very good deal.
/., shop for computer parts, and basically screw around was never hampered when I was reviewing Opera.
;)
...Of course, you're screwed if you visit a site with plugins... but is that really that big of a problem? My daily broswing to read news, read
For anyone who has not tried this product, go to opera.com and download it NOW! It's extremely fast, very configurable, and the install file fit on a floppy disk, at least with the version I DLed. (compared to my Netscape DL of 20MB) If you're reading this, Michael, thanks again for making me download it.
Sun and Netscape are partners. Remember the holy Alliance, destined to save us from the clutches of the Evil Empire? I will bring up two points:
Netscape and Java: Sun created Java. So it disgusts me to hear of problems like your wife's with Netscape and Java. (Perhaps that specific page was just coded badly??)
Netscape and Un*x: Sun makes Solaris, a groovy Un*x flavor. So, it would make sense to me that Netscape should perform at least as well on Un*x as on Windows, if not better. However, Netscape for Linux is just sad. I still use Netscape almost exclusively (nevermind the fact that IE5 is twice as fast). But I use it under Windows 98.
I will stand by Sun, but Netscape needs to get its act together. I do not agree that Mozilla's success will be Linux's savior, but Mozilla's failure will be Netscape's downfall.