630 GB for the linux tree... (slackware, perhaps?) 120 GB for the FreeBSD tree... 13 GB for Seti@Home... 1.5 GB for cheats (seems low for a scr1pt-k1dd13 area) 1 GB for XFree86 (heh) and at the bottom... /UPLOADS.TXT 2k.
On the whole, not an entirely unclueful article. The bit about Gnome being an OS caused a few twinges, but I can see how they might state it that way to get the point across in 25 words or less.
Now... where did I put that flame-resistant keyboard?
Why not, in fact, change the way the "benchmark" machine is determined.
Describe a load that the server would have to satisfy, then have Microsoft and some responsible Linux organization or individuals (and any other OS company that wants to play, of course! (*BSD would be neat to see here) ) determine the minimum system required to meet that load.
Cost each system, including any support costs, etc.
_Then_ we'll see where Linux's problems (if any) are.
Picking an arbitrary system is a silly way to do it, IMHO. What we're trying to show is how an OS can satisfy a NEED for services, not fill a budget.
Uh... the Beowulf system was $130,000 (as I read it). THe hundreds of thousands they COULD have saved on an NT solution is compared to the AIX solution that's $2M/3yrs.
I'm no fan of Micros~1, but this seems quite possible. The article rightly brings up the not-up-front cost of porting the code.
The phrasing of the article is odd, but parseable.
That's why this sounds so similar to earlier FUD. The old "who can you sue if Something Goes Wrong" saw. Uh... I can't recall many (any?) cases of Micros~1 getting sued when Something Went Wrong. Of course, if I missed them, I missed out on quite a settlement then.:)
Micros~1 also has a greater potential here. Think of WINCE causing problems all over the place.
Maybe we need a number of Optimization mini-HOWTOs. Apache would be an excellent first target. There appears to be plenty of meat for it right here in these slashdot responses and it is something that would be widely used and benefit greatly.
If the Force is everywhere, in everything... (or even a subset of things/people) well, that can easily be a non-monotheistic concept. Animistic even. Paganism is not far-fetched under such a concept.
IMHO, Lucas is trying to display the POWER of religious ideas without tying them to a particular belief system.
From the working Netscape installation, I copied the preferences.js file to the package directory (i.e. the directory where the apprunner/viewer executables are in.
Now, why didn't I try that first? Well... sleep deprivation perhaps, or that I let someone else's hint ruin a logical jump.:\
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Anakin starts out innocent enough.
Micros~1 was never from its inception a nice guy.
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120 GB for the FreeBSD tree...
13 GB for Seti@Home...
1.5 GB for cheats (seems low for a scr1pt-k1dd13 area)
1 GB for XFree86 (heh)
and at the bottom...
/UPLOADS.TXT 2k.
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Just a few twinges, that's all. Like "dark side of the Moon" or "NDP Party". It was only a minor distraction from the positivity of the article.
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On the whole, not an entirely unclueful article. The bit about Gnome being an OS caused a few twinges, but I can see how they might state it that way to get the point across in 25 words or less.
Now... where did I put that flame-resistant keyboard?
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Why not, in fact, change the way the "benchmark" machine is determined.
Describe a load that the server would have to satisfy, then have Microsoft and some responsible Linux organization or individuals (and any other OS company that wants to play, of course! (*BSD would be neat to see here) ) determine the minimum system required to meet that load.
Cost each system, including any support costs, etc.
_Then_ we'll see where Linux's problems (if any) are.
Picking an arbitrary system is a silly way to do it, IMHO. What we're trying to show is how an OS can satisfy a NEED for services, not fill a budget.
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Hmmmm.
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i really don't think that with the amount of dogma surrounding these benchmarks much good can really come out of the tests anymore.
Uh... DUH! Benchmarks very very very rarely have anything to with anything apart from benchmarking.
I know many programmers that are certified.
:)
Or is that certifiable?
Uh... the Beowulf system was $130,000 (as I read it). THe hundreds of thousands they COULD have saved on an NT solution is compared to the AIX solution that's $2M/3yrs.
I'm no fan of Micros~1, but this seems quite possible. The article rightly brings up the not-up-front cost of porting the code.
The phrasing of the article is odd, but parseable.
Heheh. And I quote:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f4'
Variable is undefined: 'strConciseLink'
/DisplayImage.inc, line 15
Hardly necessary for a government.
How about a corporation? There are a few that might fit the bill.
That's why this sounds so similar to earlier FUD. The old "who can you sue if Something Goes Wrong" saw. Uh... I can't recall many (any?) cases of Micros~1 getting sued when Something Went Wrong. Of course, if I missed them, I missed out on quite a settlement then. :)
Micros~1 also has a greater potential here. Think of WINCE causing problems all over the place.
Bah. I'm off to code.
Wow. A relatively clue-filled news outlet. One that's not geek-centric and can talk to the outside world.
/. ? :) )
A refreshing change from ZD!
(CmdrTaco: can you get Andrew to do a piece or two for
Sent a quick e-mail off to Dragonsys today. Nice, polite e-mail.
I like their Micros~1 OS stuff (somewhat better than Via), but I'm not often UNDER Micros~1 anymore.
Hmmm. combine an X10 system with ViaVoice and a wireless headset.
Image: walking through the kitchen, telling "Hal" to turn the lights on.
Who needs a wearable?
Alternic still exists. My home LAN's DNS server points off to it. Seems to work fine.
That was pretty much my thought.
I normally have a high aversion to any pages with blinking text. It's quite a struggle to remember not to press the back button right away.
Maybe we need a number of Optimization mini-HOWTOs. Apache would be an excellent first target. There appears to be plenty of meat for it right here in these slashdot responses and it is something that would be widely used and benefit greatly.
Any takers?
If the Force is everywhere, in everything... (or even a subset of things/people) well, that can easily be a non-monotheistic concept. Animistic even. Paganism is not far-fetched under such a concept.
IMHO, Lucas is trying to display the POWER of religious ideas without tying them to a particular belief system.
My bad.
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I forgot one combination.
From the working Netscape installation, I copied the preferences.js file to the package directory (i.e. the directory where the apprunner/viewer executables are in.
Now, why didn't I try that first? Well... sleep deprivation perhaps, or that I let someone else's hint ruin a logical jump.
Trying all manner of possibilities, I (still) can't seem to get it running through a proxy (necessary on this @#$!@ ISP).
(tried preferences.js, prefs.js, prefs50.js in various directories with no joy-joy feelings)
Wake me when it can. Then I'll be happy. (I suspect it's the same static initializer problem, but hey, do I _look_ like a C expert?)
This is usually up-to-date (within a week). Try http://ast.star.rl.ac.uk/darwin/planets/ .
It contains more useful information than most of the other extra-solar planet pages I've seen.