Can anyone shed some light on why OS/2 is "special"?
To remain compatible with OS/2 v1.x (the older 16-bit version), the designers created a strict layout of the descriptor tables. That's why (up until I stopped using OS/2) an application couldn't use more than 512M of memory - the descriptor tables were completely used up by small-sized selectors at fixed addresses.
<speculation> Maybe this layout doesn't leave enough LDTs or GDTs for VMWare to do its magic. </speculation>
I used to work at a company where their business database used 9/9/99 to signify a date which would never arrive. (i.e. a transaction that would be active forever.) Fortunately, they upgraded their system a couple of years ago.
One problem... is that you end up with people creating one-shot accounts
What if new accounts couldn't post messages until two weeks has passed? This allows truly new users to become familar with the Slashdot community and prevent trolls from creating one-shot accounts.
I guess the problem here is that the trolls would build up a cache of accounts...
Sure. When the BSD guys make headway into virgin territory, they have too much time on their hands. If this was a Linux story, everybody would be screaming "Way to go! Linux Rules! We support another platform! Woohoo!"
As a FreeBSD user, I'm proud of what the FreeBSD has accomplished. But I agree with you. Is this really as impressive as it seems? Could Linux achieve this performance?
A much more interesting comparison (especially for us FreeBSD users!) would be against NT. I'd love to see Microsoft provide NT running on the same hardware. I'd accept Walnut Creek going 24 hours with NT to see how it would compare...
Don't forget that Slashdot itself runs Linux and Apache and handles about half a million hits a day, much of that dynamically generated.
With respect to the free Unices and stability, why does Slashdot disappear occasionally? Is it network problems? Bugs in Slashdot code? Or does Linux hose up?
My, my... The Slashdot community is quick to judge someone guilty. I guess it's more fun to ride the perceived bandwagon than to find out what really happened.
Do you really think Al Gore had anything to do with placing "Open Source" on his web site? More than likely, his campaign team hired someone to make a web page and the webmaster included the text -- thinking it would impress the technophiles.
(Now it's time for the conspiracy theorists to say the webmaster intentionally placed the phrase there to make Gore lose the geek vote.)
Sorry, pal. Linux may be different than Windows or Mac, but it takes no more effort to use these days. I mean, I set my computer-moron parents up with a Linux box with KDE installed and they love it.
I think you just proved his point.
Along similar lines, my wife is using my FreeBSD box just fine. But there's no way I'd expect her to maintain it.
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C'mon, now. You know Java and Perl don't count...
Dang! I heard it was this fall. They must have pussed it back...
To remain compatible with OS/2 v1.x (the older 16-bit version), the designers created a strict layout of the descriptor tables. That's why (up until I stopped using OS/2) an application couldn't use more than 512M of memory - the descriptor tables were completely used up by small-sized selectors at fixed addresses.
<speculation>
Maybe this layout doesn't leave enough LDTs or GDTs for VMWare to do its magic.
</speculation>
Can any Floridians confirm this?
Rich
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Rich
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"Could you, would you, with a goat?"
Rewriting a Unix kernel from scratch doesn't fit the definition of "innovative".
Rich
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"Could you, would you, with a goat?"
Rich
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"Could you, would you, with a goat?"
Thank you for the link! I just changed my vote based on what I saw. I can now vote with 100% confidence...
People who quote L. Torvalds are truly pathetic.
I love the Internet. Where else could a statement like that be taken seriously? :-)
I used to work at a company where their business database used 9/9/99 to signify a date which would never arrive. (i.e. a transaction that would be active forever.) Fortunately, they upgraded their system a couple of years ago.
What if new accounts couldn't post messages until two weeks has passed? This allows truly new users to become familar with the Slashdot community and prevent trolls from creating one-shot accounts.
I guess the problem here is that the trolls would build up a cache of accounts...
...if they just made those pictures with the GIMP.
Sheesh.
That should read "if I want to try out any or all of the Linux Distributions, or any or all of the BSD's", shouldn't it?
My ISP uses FreeBSD. In fact, they have been
for years!
http://www.mcs.net
As a FreeBSD user, I'm proud of what the FreeBSD has accomplished. But I agree with you. Is this really as impressive as it seems? Could Linux achieve this performance?
A much more interesting comparison (especially for us FreeBSD users!) would be against NT. I'd love to see Microsoft provide NT running on the same hardware. I'd accept Walnut Creek going 24 hours with NT to see how it would compare...
With respect to the free Unices and stability, why does Slashdot disappear occasionally? Is it network problems? Bugs in Slashdot code? Or does Linux hose up?
Just curious...
My, my... The Slashdot community is quick to judge someone guilty. I guess it's more fun to ride the perceived bandwagon than to find out what really happened.
Do you really think Al Gore had anything to do with placing "Open Source" on his web site? More than likely, his campaign team hired someone to make a web page and the webmaster included the text -- thinking it would impress the technophiles.
(Now it's time for the conspiracy theorists to say the webmaster intentionally placed the phrase there to make Gore lose the geek vote.)
I just looked at a bunch of the comics for the first time, too, and came to the same conclusion. What a pile of crap.
C'mon now... Every schoolkid knows that Al Gore invented the Internet!
He doesn't have run articles through 'ispell' for every access. Just run them through when posting.
They're trying to bridge the gap between the data "haves" and "have nots". Yet half their sales are from the web!
I think you just proved his point.
Along similar lines, my wife is using my FreeBSD box just fine. But there's no way I'd expect her to maintain it.
Or of the BSD-style license, which is the most liberal license.