Yes, but does the model always guarantee that the product of the standard deviations of the particle's momentum and position is always greater than half the reduced Planck constant?
Some educators will point out that all of that - together with ever-popular and useful topics such as graphics and security - doesn't fit into a four-year program for most students. The computer science degree curriculum needs more focus on computer science and less on "general education". I see way too many CS students graduating with a lack of skill in object oriented design and software development process.
I know I could have done without a lecture on the role of woman in a phallocentric order during a film course to satisfy art & diversity requirements.
I did it in Ubuntu last night on my laptop while posting. Unfortunately it ended up failing and the partial install left the system unbootable.... Ubuntu (Hardy Heron). I switched from Kubuntu a few weeks ago. Okay, now all is clear. You are using BETA software that isn't released yet. Any computer professional knows that you don't use beta software on a computer you care about. It is very dishonest of you to complain about this and not mention you were using beta software. Your goal is simply to make Linux look bad and you will go to any extremes to do it. It is obvious you have an agenda.
We are talking about 99% of the users never need to touch the command line, not 1% of what they do. This is no different from Windows. ... moving to new hardware without losing their old data... That's a laugh. Right-click on your home directory and pick archive. ALL of your data is place in a zip or tar or tar.gz, whichever you want. You can't even backup all your data on Windows because you can't find it. Some of it is hidden in the registry where you will never find it. I am a software engineer with over 25 years of experience - I MIGHT be able to do it - a typical user never will.
Upgrading? There is an icon at the top of the screen that gives you a message when updates are available - click it and press a button - you're done. (just like windows)
Setting up a guest account difficult??? BS! It's not substantially different from the UI Windows provides to do it. What's more, when sister Sarah leaves, she can take a complete backup of her stuff without losing anything. I just explained why she can't do that on Windows.
Installing a game needs the command line??? You just agreed on how easy it was to install software. Your post is inconsistent.
I'm burying my head in the sand??? At least I don't bury it where you do.
Finally, you posted:
In short, I never argued Linux was harder to use than Windows, I argued that it is still hard to use in certain ways.. (some of which are not a problem on Windows) which is certainly the truth. That is a complete contradiction.
Are you sure that you use Linux every day. These claims don't show that. They could only be true if you were using distributions from years ago. I speak with typical Linux users every day. They don't ever use the command line and are having far less trouble with their machines than Windows users.
Why don't you spend your energy fixing problems with Windows instead of fabricating stories about Linux problems that don't even exist.
The activities you mentioned in your post that don't need the command line are what 99% of users do. You have actually proved my point. I can list things I have done on Windows that can only be done from the command line. That doesn't mean anything.
I just went to WebKit.org and looked at the nightly build page. Talk to the developers there about why they are only packaging for Windows & Mac. It's not a Linux problem. That's a WebKit process problem. It is interesting that you picked a package that is associated with a Mac web browser. I could have pointed out many packages available for Linux that you can't get built for the Mac.
Another point: At least you are given the tools to build (compile) WebKit. Does MS give away their compiler? No, you need to pay large amounts of cash if you want that.
You missed the point of many of the posts here. The majority of apps available on Linux can just be installed by going to the menu and selecting "Add Programs". Most of the apps are offered to you. This isn't possible on Windows.
The reason I am defensive is because posts like yours misrepresent Linux as not being user friendly. We all know this was true when Linux was young, but isn't true any longer. It has matured into a very reasonable alternative for people and they deserve a chance to try it for themselves without being subjected to FUD disinformation like your post.
There is nothing wrong with profit - as long as it is honest. As memos from MS show, theirs is not.
What do the oil companies have to do with this anyway? Why are you changing the subject?
You made that sound oh so nice. Do you work for MS or Intel?
MS gave their customers the impression that Vista would run well on this hardware. That is a LIE. You want to know what's wrong with it. It was done at the expense of trusting customers. MS does not care about their customers. They do care about relationships with companies that can help them make profit.
You may call them "immature Linux Distrowars", but many of us feel this is freedom for anyone to create something. If you want a mature distro, run Redhat, Ubuntu, or many others. If you want to try something else, you are free to do that too. Since when did choice become a bad thing?
I did read the rest of your post and out of courtesy, ignored it. You claim:
The only reason why Vista is failing is due to the steep hardware requirements The "steep hardware" requirements are due to an inefficient (bad) design. Linux runs fine on these same machines.
My concern for "the community" is exactly why I am speaking out against Vista. Many people are becoming victims of the propaganda put out by MS and many posters here. Why don't you read the MS memos about how they manipulated specifications for the OS to help Intel meet sales goals. (need I give references?)
How dare you suggest that I focus on the community! Ye without sin may cast the first stone.
To all those people who tout linux as being the best they are quite ignorant. How pompous of you to say that! Read the posts here again and you will see overwhelming evidence to support the superiority of Linux.
You sir, are quite ignorant.
More and more of the gaming is going to dedicated consoles like the PlayStation, Wii and XBox (ugh).
As this continues, playing games on the PC won't be as big of an issue.
Well it is already happening in Europe. Government offices and schools are converting to Linux.
The same thing happened in the past with cell phones in Europe. Every kid on the street had one before most adults in the US. You can go ahead and be one of the last to change. Enjoy waiting for your Vista to boot/login.
but if you think for a moment that a seasoned hacker with a user-level command prompt can't get root, I don't want you administering any of my linux boxes That is ridiculous. Prove it. Give us some references. And don't include any from exploits that were fixed years ago.
You go ahead and put your $25 webcam on your windows computer. You'll need to install the driver that came with it. How can you trust a driver that came with $25 webcam? You can have it. I prefer a driver that has been inspected by many developers in the open source community.
You upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04? That's not released yet - you must be running the beta. That's a bad idea for a machine you care about - stick with releases.
I think it is unfair to make comments about how bad Linux is without revealing the fact it is beta. It gives people a false impression. Are you TRYING to give Linux an undeserved bad name?
My father also runs Ubuntu and he is a complete novice - no command line for him. (And he lives alone.) He has less trouble with his machine now because he can't accidentally screw it up.
Please be fair from now on.
Who says you need to use the command line to use Linux? My 7 and 3 year old sons use Linux every day and have never seen a command line. Perhaps you haven't run Linux in 15 years.
The beauty of Linux is the freedom to pick which ever interface you want. If you want consistency, pick one desktop (gnome, kde,...) and stay with it - you will have consistency. Take a look at the different versions of gnome (for example) - there is consistency.
Surely, you won't argue there is consistency between the interface on Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Vista. Or will you?
What good will a Linux manual do you if there aren't any exploitable weaknesses in Linux?
I don't really mean there are zero, but it is a very very small number when compared to MS Windows.
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Yes, but does the model always guarantee that the product of the standard deviations of the particle's momentum and position is always greater than half the reduced Planck constant?
Best of luck to you!
I know I could have done without a lecture on the role of woman in a phallocentric order during a film course to satisfy art & diversity requirements.
Upgrading? There is an icon at the top of the screen that gives you a message when updates are available - click it and press a button - you're done. (just like windows)
Setting up a guest account difficult??? BS! It's not substantially different from the UI Windows provides to do it. What's more, when sister Sarah leaves, she can take a complete backup of her stuff without losing anything. I just explained why she can't do that on Windows.
Installing a game needs the command line??? You just agreed on how easy it was to install software. Your post is inconsistent.
I'm burying my head in the sand??? At least I don't bury it where you do.
Finally, you posted: In short, I never argued Linux was harder to use than Windows, I argued that it is still hard to use in certain ways.. (some of which are not a problem on Windows) which is certainly the truth. That is a complete contradiction.
Are you sure that you use Linux every day. These claims don't show that. They could only be true if you were using distributions from years ago. I speak with typical Linux users every day. They don't ever use the command line and are having far less trouble with their machines than Windows users.
Why don't you spend your energy fixing problems with Windows instead of fabricating stories about Linux problems that don't even exist.
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The activities you mentioned in your post that don't need the command line are what 99% of users do. You have actually proved my point. I can list things I have done on Windows that can only be done from the command line. That doesn't mean anything.
I just went to WebKit.org and looked at the nightly build page. Talk to the developers there about why they are only packaging for Windows & Mac. It's not a Linux problem. That's a WebKit process problem. It is interesting that you picked a package that is associated with a Mac web browser. I could have pointed out many packages available for Linux that you can't get built for the Mac.
Another point: At least you are given the tools to build (compile) WebKit. Does MS give away their compiler? No, you need to pay large amounts of cash if you want that.
You missed the point of many of the posts here. The majority of apps available on Linux can just be installed by going to the menu and selecting "Add Programs". Most of the apps are offered to you. This isn't possible on Windows.
The reason I am defensive is because posts like yours misrepresent Linux as not being user friendly. We all know this was true when Linux was young, but isn't true any longer. It has matured into a very reasonable alternative for people and they deserve a chance to try it for themselves without being subjected to FUD disinformation like your post.
There is nothing wrong with profit - as long as it is honest. As memos from MS show, theirs is not.
What do the oil companies have to do with this anyway? Why are you changing the subject?
You made that sound oh so nice. Do you work for MS or Intel?
MS gave their customers the impression that Vista would run well on this hardware. That is a LIE. You want to know what's wrong with it. It was done at the expense of trusting customers. MS does not care about their customers. They do care about relationships with companies that can help them make profit.
You may call them "immature Linux Distrowars", but many of us feel this is freedom for anyone to create something. If you want a mature distro, run Redhat, Ubuntu, or many others. If you want to try something else, you are free to do that too. Since when did choice become a bad thing?
The only reason why Vista is failing is due to the steep hardware requirements The "steep hardware" requirements are due to an inefficient (bad) design. Linux runs fine on these same machines.
My concern for "the community" is exactly why I am speaking out against Vista. Many people are becoming victims of the propaganda put out by MS and many posters here. Why don't you read the MS memos about how they manipulated specifications for the OS to help Intel meet sales goals. (need I give references?)
How dare you suggest that I focus on the community! Ye without sin may cast the first stone.
More and more of the gaming is going to dedicated consoles like the PlayStation, Wii and XBox (ugh). As this continues, playing games on the PC won't be as big of an issue.
Well it is already happening in Europe. Government offices and schools are converting to Linux.
The same thing happened in the past with cell phones in Europe. Every kid on the street had one before most adults in the US. You can go ahead and be one of the last to change. Enjoy waiting for your Vista to boot/login.
You go ahead and put your $25 webcam on your windows computer. You'll need to install the driver that came with it. How can you trust a driver that came with $25 webcam? You can have it. I prefer a driver that has been inspected by many developers in the open source community.
And why are you running Windows XP instead of Vista? Oh yeah, Vista doesn't work.
You upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04? That's not released yet - you must be running the beta. That's a bad idea for a machine you care about - stick with releases. I think it is unfair to make comments about how bad Linux is without revealing the fact it is beta. It gives people a false impression. Are you TRYING to give Linux an undeserved bad name? My father also runs Ubuntu and he is a complete novice - no command line for him. (And he lives alone.) He has less trouble with his machine now because he can't accidentally screw it up. Please be fair from now on.
Yes, you can do this on Ubuntu too, except it uses .deb files instead of .rpm.
Who says you need to use the command line to use Linux? My 7 and 3 year old sons use Linux every day and have never seen a command line. Perhaps you haven't run Linux in 15 years.
The beauty of Linux is the freedom to pick which ever interface you want. If you want consistency, pick one desktop (gnome, kde, ...) and stay with it - you will have consistency. Take a look at the different versions of gnome (for example) - there is consistency.
Surely, you won't argue there is consistency between the interface on Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Vista. Or will you?
What good will a Linux manual do you if there aren't any exploitable weaknesses in Linux? I don't really mean there are zero, but it is a very very small number when compared to MS Windows.