In 4 years time, that console will still be playing new releases at decent framerates. There'll be no worries about whether you need more RAM, a faster CPU or graphics card. It'll just work. Can you honestly say that about PCs? Can you honestly say that your 4 year old PC will play the latest game with all features enabled as the developer intended it at the native resolution of the display or will you have to turn some of the stuff down?
Paul McCartney has an estimated worth of $1.6 Billion so it's not as if he's going to be affected by people pirating it so is far better placed than up and coming groups to be able to afford to take the hit.
$1.6 Billion in the bank allows you to be able to afford to have altruistic ideas.
However, the vast majority of musicians aren't in such a position so need the sales.
One of the things that truly sucks about Windows is the registry. Each windows box is its own unique little snowflake, thus impossible to replace easily.
If this is done right, all the configuration is in the user's home ditrectory, probably shared on the network, and the rest of the system is a standard image. That means any user can use any computer and have their system where they want it.
This is no surprise to us UNIX folk, but POWs "Prisoners Of Windows," will love it. Imagine being able to replace/upgrade your computer simply by dropping a new box in front of you. Your settings completely unchanged!!!
I have been doing this with Linux for so long (separate/home disk that persists), I can't believe people still put up with Windows nonsense.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON ABOUT? Windows has had roaming user profiles since 1996 when Linux distributions were still grappling with figuring out how to get a GUI.
That's a report about a market share based on the number of connections to a restricted amount of websites that run adverts hosted by Net Apps partners.
Only problem with that is if you run Adblock et al, you'll not show up in the stats. If you don't connect to one of the sites running Net Apps partner adverts, you'll not show up in the stats. If you don't use the internet or use it rarely, you'll not show up in the stats.
This site gives a better view as it aggregates data from several different sources and doesn't just use one that can be excluded by an ad blocker.
Google Apps gives me what I want: A browser-based place to write stuff and make spreadsheets and store the documents where I can access them whenever I like.
I'm running Vista SP2 BETA on a laptop and a desktop. It's very noticable how much more snappy and responsive it feels. It feels faster than XP.
As I said though, it just feels like it is. I'm not sure whether it's actually faster as I've not benchmarked it but apps seem to fire up quicker and menus appear faster. File operations seem to not take as long either.
LIAR. Even the system requirements on your distro page state 256MB for Gnome.
From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
Ubuntu should run reasonably well on a computer with the following minimum hardware specification. However, features such as visual effects may not run smoothly.
* 700 MHz x86 processor
* 384 MB of system memory (RAM)
* 8 GB of disk space
This is absurd. Isn't the whole point of a netbook that it's small, light and efficient? Why would you get rid of the smallest model and the most efficient OS?
Indeed. They should wipe Linux off all of them. XP will quite happily provide a GUI with 128MB of RAM or less. Your typical Linux distro wants 256MB for a GUI with the same features as XP. You can do it for less if you want a barebones bag of shit GUI.
Are you sure about that? A couple of years ago someone made this argument, so I checked for myself, and found that nautilus has right click -> share; it took one less click than windows and supported more protocols (webdav and ftp spring to mind). I would think it strange if they've removed a feature which used to work o_O
Well they removed password protected windows network shares browsing in Nautilus in 8.04...
YAWN. Yet another incredibly long list of bullshit that proves quite simply that the author hasn't a fucking clue.
If Ubuntu 8.10 is the easiest to use that you know, you'll have no problems telling me how to be able to browse password protected windows network shares in Nautilus will you, bearing in mind the caveat is you don't know the target computer name or share name. In other words, it must work the same as Windows does.
Glad I'm running Vista or I might have to look like I remotely give a shit about something that might affect me if I weren't connected to the internet via a router running NAT you know, just like pretty much most people on broadband are?
Seriously, this is only really gonna be a problem to someone connecting on dialup and it's gonna take so fucking long to send the information that the person running the exploit is most likely to have died from old age before they get anything worth a toss.
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In 4 years time, that console will still be playing new releases at decent framerates. There'll be no worries about whether you need more RAM, a faster CPU or graphics card. It'll just work. Can you honestly say that about PCs? Can you honestly say that your 4 year old PC will play the latest game with all features enabled as the developer intended it at the native resolution of the display or will you have to turn some of the stuff down?
"Without open source, Apple will find itself in the same position as today's Microsoft in seven years."
I bet Steve Jobs wishes he were in the same position as a company that has a 90% desktop market share and sold 18 million smartphones in a year, an increase of 42.9% oevr the previous year.
Paul McCartney has an estimated worth of $1.6 Billion so it's not as if he's going to be affected by people pirating it so is far better placed than up and coming groups to be able to afford to take the hit.
$1.6 Billion in the bank allows you to be able to afford to have altruistic ideas.
However, the vast majority of musicians aren't in such a position so need the sales.
On home network its a little more awkward, but in corporate environment, this is common and easy to do with Windows too
LOL, you can "say" this, but it isn't true.
Its not auto-magical as it is with Linux,
So, you can't do it on Windows.
Yes you can. Roaming User Profiles have existed in Windows for over a decade.
One of the things that truly sucks about Windows is the registry. Each windows box is its own unique little snowflake, thus impossible to replace easily.
If this is done right, all the configuration is in the user's home ditrectory, probably shared on the network, and the rest of the system is a standard image. That means any user can use any computer and have their system where they want it.
This is no surprise to us UNIX folk, but POWs "Prisoners Of Windows," will love it. Imagine being able to replace/upgrade your computer simply by dropping a new box in front of you. Your settings completely unchanged!!!
I have been doing this with Linux for so long (separate /home disk that persists), I can't believe people still put up with Windows nonsense.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON ABOUT? Windows has had roaming user profiles since 1996 when Linux distributions were still grappling with figuring out how to get a GUI.
GO LEARN SOMETHING
Only problem with that is if you run Adblock et al, you'll not show up in the stats. If you don't connect to one of the sites running Net Apps partner adverts, you'll not show up in the stats. If you don't use the internet or use it rarely, you'll not show up in the stats.
This site gives a better view as it aggregates data from several different sources and doesn't just use one that can be excluded by an ad blocker.
Google Apps gives me what I want: A browser-based place to write stuff and make spreadsheets and store the documents where I can access them whenever I like.
Because all your software and hardware will work just as well won't it? Oh wait, no it won't.
*cofff* Ubuntu 8.10 *cofff*
Indeed. It's as bloated and slow as hell compared to 7.10. The analogy is quite good.
As I said though, it just feels like it is. I'm not sure whether it's actually faster as I've not benchmarked it but apps seem to fire up quicker and menus appear faster. File operations seem to not take as long either.
w00t. First post!
Yeah because they have nowhere near the same level of functionality as the Windows ones.
Well, that's what happens when you wait for the OSS mob to get round to something.
Will it still play solitaire?
If battery life is such a big deal, why the fuck would you install an OS that has broken power management?
LIAR. Even the system requirements on your distro page state 256MB for Gnome. From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements Ubuntu should run reasonably well on a computer with the following minimum hardware specification. However, features such as visual effects may not run smoothly. * 700 MHz x86 processor * 384 MB of system memory (RAM) * 8 GB of disk space
This is absurd. Isn't the whole point of a netbook that it's small, light and efficient? Why would you get rid of the smallest model and the most efficient OS?
Indeed. They should wipe Linux off all of them. XP will quite happily provide a GUI with 128MB of RAM or less. Your typical Linux distro wants 256MB for a GUI with the same features as XP. You can do it for less if you want a barebones bag of shit GUI.
Are you sure about that? A couple of years ago someone made this argument, so I checked for myself, and found that nautilus has right click -> share; it took one less click than windows and supported more protocols (webdav and ftp spring to mind). I would think it strange if they've removed a feature which used to work o_O
Well they removed password protected windows network shares browsing in Nautilus in 8.04...
YAWN. Yet another incredibly long list of bullshit that proves quite simply that the author hasn't a fucking clue. If Ubuntu 8.10 is the easiest to use that you know, you'll have no problems telling me how to be able to browse password protected windows network shares in Nautilus will you, bearing in mind the caveat is you don't know the target computer name or share name. In other words, it must work the same as Windows does.
Have you checked the hard drive load cycle count isn't going mental?
How do you know "most people" use a router on broadband?
Well in the UK at least virtually all ISPs provide you with one, usually wifi enabled in the form of a DG834G, when you sign up to their service.
Bloody hell, how old is your computer? I'm typing this on a 30 month old laptop running Ultimate.
If you were running Vista, you'd not need to be worried by this.
Seriously, this is only really gonna be a problem to someone connecting on dialup and it's gonna take so fucking long to send the information that the person running the exploit is most likely to have died from old age before they get anything worth a toss.
after all, how often have you needed to access your Gmail or Yahoo! mail account and couldn't because their server was down?
Well recently, paying business users couldn't access Gmail or Google Apps for the thick end of a week. Googles response? "Well it is BETA".