Nowadays, though, multitasking OSes, NTSC output, digitizing cards, paint, draw & 3D apps, and stereo sound are standard or easily available on any PC.
Excuse me, but expanding an arch with design flaws as deeply based as x86 (irq and port conflicts etc) just can't compare. Amigas are done right from the ground up, and manage to be extremely elegant and low-footprint in the process. -- Paranoid
They are organized, or could if not already, as 501(c)3 nonprofits under the education class.
and whats to keep www.gayhorseporn.com from doing the same thing? These people can easily (and probably already have) set up mailbouncers from shell accounts anywhere around the world. I think the proliferation of mp3/warez sites on the 'net should show something: if sites like that can stay up (and they do more... they actually thrive), counting every single port-25 tcp/ip connection would be totally impossible.
Don't get me wrong, I hate spammers and I'd love it if it would work, but I don't think it would.:) -- Paranoid
My system still smells vaguely of a redhat 5.0 install (first, last and only time I've had to install from a CD, I'm proud to say). I've been running with the new-kernel pack since 2.2.0pre6(maybe 7, my memory sucks), compiling it with pgcc, and the only trouble I've had was installing/learning ipchains and a new version of nettools.
Funny how the rpm database thinks I'm still running on 2.0.32... but hey, if it works, I'm all for it.:) -- Paranoid
Jesus christ. I expected people would stop with the kde-vs-gnome thing after a month or two... or at least come up with some new arguments. Its still mainly the license/stability arguments.:) -- Paranoid
All Slashdot.org readers are wonderful (in bed and out of it, on coffee tables, etc), never have or have had a Bad Day (tm), stay crunchy (even in milk) and live on planet Earth! They're even DYNAMIC!
We should have a poll asking which household object people most prefer to !@#$ on. -- Paranoid
Although its a bad/sad thing that OEMs/Microsoft don't want to give refunds though they say they will in the contracts... why don't more people just build their computers from the parts? I did, never had to pay for M$ in the first place, and I know exactly whats in my computer:)
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Nowadays, though, multitasking OSes, NTSC output, digitizing cards, paint, draw & 3D apps, and stereo sound are standard or easily available on any PC.
Excuse me, but expanding an arch with design flaws as deeply based as x86 (irq and port conflicts etc) just can't compare. Amigas are done right from the ground up, and manage to be extremely elegant and low-footprint in the process.
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They are organized, or could if not already, as 501(c)3 nonprofits under the education class.
:)
and whats to keep www.gayhorseporn.com from doing the same thing? These people can easily (and probably already have) set up mailbouncers from shell accounts anywhere around the world. I think the proliferation of mp3/warez sites on the 'net should show something: if sites like that can stay up (and they do more... they actually thrive), counting every single port-25 tcp/ip connection would be totally impossible.
Don't get me wrong, I hate spammers and I'd love it if it would work, but I don't think it would.
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Remember, someone paid all those wonderfully creative people to create the Internet.
I thought Gore created it for purely humanitarian reasons.
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Paranoid
Well aren't we just slightly paranoid.
Its not paranoia, you really ARE out to get me.
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Heh. I use redhat AND gnome. I'm just sick of the debate going in circles :)
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I seriously hope you were being sarcastic, as 3/4 of the examples you just used were the reasons I went to Linux in the first place.
/. is the right place for you :)
And if you weren't sarcastic, I doubt
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My system still smells vaguely of a redhat 5.0 install (first, last and only time I've had to install from a CD, I'm proud to say). I've been running with the new-kernel pack since 2.2.0pre6(maybe 7, my memory sucks), compiling it with pgcc, and the only trouble I've had was installing/learning ipchains and a new version of nettools.
:)
Funny how the rpm database thinks I'm still running on 2.0.32... but hey, if it works, I'm all for it.
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Hmmm... you have good taste :P
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Jesus christ. I expected people would stop with the kde-vs-gnome thing after a month or two... or at least come up with some new arguments. Its still mainly the license/stability arguments. :)
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All Slashdot.org readers are wonderful (in bed and out of it, on coffee tables, etc), never have or have had a Bad Day (tm), stay crunchy (even in milk) and live on planet Earth! They're even DYNAMIC!
We should have a poll asking which household object people most prefer to !@#$ on.
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Can't we all just GET ALONG!!! :)
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So whats taking Microsoft so long to die?
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Although its a bad/sad thing that OEMs/Microsoft don't want to give refunds though they say they will in the contracts... why don't more people just build their computers from the parts? I did, never had to pay for M$ in the first place, and I know exactly whats in my computer :)
In all seriousness. Its a good idea, and it doesn't have to be based in the States. Hell, I'd even work for it if it wasn't completely automated :)
*ahem* ... FLAME.
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