I don't use Gnome, because in striving to be simple, it has long since reached the point where it simply doesn't do what I need it to do.
Maybe I just suffer from using a version of GNOME that's a couple revs behind, but while it may be simple on its face, my experiences with the guts (in cases of failure, or specific and detailed types of configuration changes) are that it's a big ole mess of spaghetti that looks to me like it's trying far too hard to emulate the worst aspects of the Windows Registry. Unfortunately, my company standardized on GNOME due to economic concerns (QT not being free as in beer you know).
I like Solaris 10, and I've come to like SMF a lot, but I haven't played with ZFS yet. I just find everyone crowing about ZFS being so groundbreaking to be a bit silly. It's something that we certainly can use in the Unix world:-)
Why wouldn't it happen? Seems to me to be the obvious next step, once CoV has run its course some. let's find a way to glue the two worlds together and make it a real comic book paradise/hell.
I was playing to the audience here who are continually about "Sun's death imminent". No, I don't really think Sun is stagnant. But even if that weren't the case, Solaris is definitely vibrant and alive and it has a fine stable kernel ABI.
You build your own furniture starting with the trees in your vast yard, don't you? Certainly that's more cost effective than getting someone to do it in bulk...
You seem to be of the misapprehension that I'm saying Sun's solution is better or best. I'm simply saying the grandparent poster is a moron who oversimplifies to the point of absurdity.
Did you pay attention? It's in BETA. Sun's not doing an open "Google-style" BETA, they're restricting it. Whether that's a good choice or not, it's pretty obvious and not worth whining about don't you think?
Setting the sails on fire would probably easier, but at anchor they would be furled. Also, I believe that in battle they would be furled since otherwise they are a great target for other types of projectiles.
I guess that all depends. Triremes had oars too, right? If not, it's ludicrous to think that a battle would be waged sitting still. And even if so, there may well be other reasons why they would need to be under sail (maybe they were attacked as they arrived?). I think they need to refer to some historians and some maritime warfare experts before dismissing this so cavalierly.
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Maybe I just suffer from using a version of GNOME that's a couple revs behind, but while it may be simple on its face, my experiences with the guts (in cases of failure, or specific and detailed types of configuration changes) are that it's a big ole mess of spaghetti that looks to me like it's trying far too hard to emulate the worst aspects of the Windows Registry. Unfortunately, my company standardized on GNOME due to economic concerns (QT not being free as in beer you know).
In other words "the choir" which means no popularization is really necessary, which is my point.
mod this up. WTF kind of audience Dion thinks he's going to be "popularizing" to without a definition of terms I have no clue.
Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons are next.
Nothing like the smell of a front page troll in the morning.
Darn, my mod points all left yesterday. This is exactly what I was going to say.
I like Solaris 10, and I've come to like SMF a lot, but I haven't played with ZFS yet. I just find everyone crowing about ZFS being so groundbreaking to be a bit silly. It's something that we certainly can use in the Unix world :-)
Well, somewhat. There was a time once upon a time when mainframes used pooled storage....
Two words: dependency hell. Four more: Solaris doesn't have it.
You must be new here. Sun is evil, don'tcha know.
BTW, for any CLUELESS MODS yes, I know who Cliff is.
Why wouldn't it happen? Seems to me to be the obvious next step, once CoV has run its course some. let's find a way to glue the two worlds together and make it a real comic book paradise/hell.
Been here 10 years, actually. Drop a line to my nick at gmail when you start.
I was playing to the audience here who are continually about "Sun's death imminent". No, I don't really think Sun is stagnant. But even if that weren't the case, Solaris is definitely vibrant and alive and it has a fine stable kernel ABI.
Note I'm not talking about SUN'S stagnation, I'm talking about their OPERATING SYSTEM which is alive and well.
As long as they don't outlaw selling them. I've got two and I could get by with just one. The ebay bidding war would be amazing :-)
You build your own furniture starting with the trees in your vast yard, don't you? Certainly that's more cost effective than getting someone to do it in bulk...
You seem to be of the misapprehension that I'm saying Sun's solution is better or best. I'm simply saying the grandparent poster is a moron who oversimplifies to the point of absurdity.
My main point was that your analysis is laughably oversimplified, to the point of adding absolutely nothing to the discussion.
Did you pay attention? It's in BETA. Sun's not doing an open "Google-style" BETA, they're restricting it. Whether that's a good choice or not, it's pretty obvious and not worth whining about don't you think?
Because, after all, those machines are all self-maintaining and configuring.
Pretty stupid of them not to simply prevent it in the first place then, don't you think?
+5 Ironic.
Why should anyone study history? Indulge their curiousity? I mean we know everything, right?
I guess that all depends. Triremes had oars too, right? If not, it's ludicrous to think that a battle would be waged sitting still. And even if so, there may well be other reasons why they would need to be under sail (maybe they were attacked as they arrived?). I think they need to refer to some historians and some maritime warfare experts before dismissing this so cavalierly.
Why are they trying to burn the wood, when it seems like the rigging should be easier to torch and just as debilitating?