My toast got burnt sometime between 9:59:40 EST (Eastern Standard Time in New South Wales, GMT +10:00) and 10:00:00 EST (GMT +10:00) on Jan 1, 2008 which remarkably corresponds to within at most 20 seconds of the New Year in GMT.
Actually, it also says that Jesus and his disciples had a meal together and Thomas even touched him. Not that I believe any of it, but that's what the New Testament says.
You were replying to a comment (even quoting it) where the poster was complaining about MS preventing him from modifying some files on his computer's HD.
Since that was the complaint, I think it didn't make a lot of sense to reply "then you should complain about Apple", seeing as Apple never prevented anyone from modifying any file on a Mac's HD.
I'll add that, by manually editing certain config files on a Mac, you can alter the system's settings much beyond what's possible with the provided GUI tools.
So, from the point of view of configuration editing, MS is clearly exerting more vendor control than Apple.
Oh, OK. I remember from my Debian days the odd package offering an install screen. On RPM-based distros, different configurations are usually provided by different packages or metapackages.
Apt "for RPMs" is basically useless without a unified repository.
It's not useless, it's mostly equivalent to Yum. Maybe a tad faster, but that's it. In both cases you need repositories that go along well dependency wise.
The benefits of DEB over RPM have nothing to do with the tool, either. They have to do with how the two formats handle configuration (Or in the case of RPM, how they *don't*).
Not sure what you mean by "configuration". If you're talking about build options, you can rebuild an SRPM with a different configuration.
I agree. These days I'm not sure an advantage truly exists going with.DEB over.RPM or vice-versa. I also don't believe that Ubuntu is any better than other distros.
What's more, Apt has been usable with RPM packages on RPM-based distros for quite some time.
I'm laughing at the sheer incompetence the loudest mouthed RPM-bashers are exhibiting in this thread.
Now, who should we thank for attracting an audience of clueless amateurs into the Linux world?
~# yum -C info apt Loading "protectbase" plugin Loading "kernel-module" plugin 691 packages excluded due to repository protections Available Packages Name : apt Arch : i386 Epoch : 1 Version: 0.5.15lorg3.2 Release: 72.el5 Size : 952 k Repo : atrpms Summary: Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool with RPM support Description: A port of Debian's apt tools for RPM based distributions, or at least originally for Conectiva and now Red Hat Linux. It provides the apt-get utility that provides a simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages. APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability and several other unique features.
The "soul" is divisible, and physical disease can kill it piecemeal by attacking the brain. Therefore, the "soul" is a physical part of the brain.
I don't necessarily believe in the soul, but your example does not prove its inexistence. One could counter by making a conjecture that the brain is simply an interface between the soul and the physical world.
Info sucks, both as a program and as a concept. I want to read my man pages in my $PAGER, not in a dumbed-down Emacs mockup where the info I need is typically buried away in some untold subnode.
If a piece of software doesn't come with its good old man page, it simply doesn't deserve to be used.
When the Bible says man who says they were refering to the first bi-ped. Who isn't to say the Bible wasn't refering to the final iteration of homosapain.
If you adopt that line of reasoning (i.e.: words don't really mean what they mean), why stop there?
Who isn't to say that all the words in the Bible don't mean something else entirely because the book was actually written in an unknown language that only coincidentally resembled ancient Hebrew?
Most annoying error message? NONE. The computer just freezes-up for no apparent reason, forcing the user to pull a plug. This has been a bane since the earliest days of Ataris, Apples, or Commodores
Actually, I've never encountered a situation where I couldn't regain control of my Apple II by pressing the RESET key. No reboot needed!
That's certainly true, but when I heard "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis or "In Utero" by Nirvana, for example, it was instantly clear to me that what I was listening to were records that would become classics.
Nowadays what do you have? I just don't get that feeling anymore.
You're conveniently forgetting Alanis Morrissette, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Spin Doctors, Green Day, Beck, and a host of other artists who - unlike the current generation - really had something to say musically. Who is the new [insert one of the heavyweights I just named here] today?
I had already filtered out those effects. Take the best stuff made today and the best stuff made 15 years ago (define "best" as you prefer: best sales, your taste, etc, but be consistent). You'll realize that the quality has worsened, both technically and musically (or stick to "technically", if you don't believe that music can be evaluated objectively).
Another thing: getting exposure is not easier today at all. The easier it gets to distribute your own music, the harder you are competing for attention.
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You mean the bug also affects OpenBSD?
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That's "Testa o croce", an Italian movie from the early 80's :)
Actually, it also says that Jesus and his disciples had a meal together and Thomas even touched him. Not that I believe any of it, but that's what the New Testament says.
KDE and GNOME.
No, they're not selling it. They accept donations.
How much are they making?
You were replying to a comment (even quoting it) where the poster was complaining about MS preventing him from modifying some files on his computer's HD.
Since that was the complaint, I think it didn't make a lot of sense to reply "then you should complain about Apple", seeing as Apple never prevented anyone from modifying any file on a Mac's HD.
I'll add that, by manually editing certain config files on a Mac, you can alter the system's settings much beyond what's possible with the provided GUI tools.
So, from the point of view of configuration editing, MS is clearly exerting more vendor control than Apple.
Very misinformed. There are no files on a Mac that root can't change.
You might want to try the Ion window manager.
Oh, OK. I remember from my Debian days the odd package offering an install screen. On RPM-based distros, different configurations are usually provided by different packages or metapackages.
It's not useless, it's mostly equivalent to Yum. Maybe a tad faster, but that's it. In both cases you need repositories that go along well dependency wise.
Not sure what you mean by "configuration". If you're talking about build options, you can rebuild an SRPM with a different configuration.
What's more, Apt has been usable with RPM packages on RPM-based distros for quite some time.
I'm laughing at the sheer incompetence the loudest mouthed RPM-bashers are exhibiting in this thread.
Now, who should we thank for attracting an audience of clueless amateurs into the Linux world?
I don't necessarily believe in the soul, but your example does not prove its inexistence. One could counter by making a conjecture that the brain is simply an interface between the soul and the physical world.
Speak for yourself, there. Don't assume everyone here is like you.
To me, that comment sounded much like what a Berlusconi voter would say. But I'm mostly repeating what you said, really.
And FreeBSD (tcsh), OpenBSD/NetBSD (ksh) ...
Once again, "Unix is not Linux".
Especially when coupled with 'tac'.
Info sucks, both as a program and as a concept. I want to read my man pages in my $PAGER, not in a dumbed-down Emacs mockup where the info I need is typically buried away in some untold subnode.
If a piece of software doesn't come with its good old man page, it simply doesn't deserve to be used.
I still use the old 'mail' command, especially to read local email from daemons.
If you adopt that line of reasoning (i.e.: words don't really mean what they mean), why stop there?
Who isn't to say that all the words in the Bible don't mean something else entirely because the book was actually written in an unknown language that only coincidentally resembled ancient Hebrew?
Actually, I've never encountered a situation where I couldn't regain control of my Apple II by pressing the RESET key. No reboot needed!
I wish the same were true for today's computers.
That's certainly true, but when I heard "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis or "In Utero" by Nirvana, for example, it was instantly clear to me that what I was listening to were records that would become classics.
Nowadays what do you have? I just don't get that feeling anymore.
27? You don't know how much I wish you were right.
You're conveniently forgetting Alanis Morrissette, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Spin Doctors, Green Day, Beck, and a host of other artists who - unlike the current generation - really had something to say musically. Who is the new [insert one of the heavyweights I just named here] today?
I had already filtered out those effects. Take the best stuff made today and the best stuff made 15 years ago (define "best" as you prefer: best sales, your taste, etc, but be consistent). You'll realize that the quality has worsened, both technically and musically (or stick to "technically", if you don't believe that music can be evaluated objectively).
Another thing: getting exposure is not easier today at all. The easier it gets to distribute your own music, the harder you are competing for attention.