I always thought the reason they went for Linux for the OS lab, when everything else was Windows, is the fact that Linux is open source and we can get to see the code and play with it, to a degree. It sure seemed that way to me, even the book we used for the lectures had some exercises on compiling and tweaking Linux a bit.
I understand there are a lot of Android fans here, and I am one of them, but for Android to get anywhere it'll need better hardware. I played with my friend's T-Mobile G1, it is really good, but not as good as a first attempt as the iPhone. For the Android to be successful as the iPhone, Google needs to have more control over the hardware and not let everything to the handset makers, the software also needs some polish. Not as elegant of a UI as the iPhone, some UI responses don't feel as smooth as they should be. Safe to say, Android is better than Windows Mobile 6.1, and Microsoft has been trying for a decade or so! Will Android be dominant in years to come? probably so, but if it ever fails will be due to Google's lack of a vision of where to go with it and leaving it to the OEMs to decide. Part of what makes the iPhone works is the high integration between software and hardware, Android needs to follow suit without losing its openness and that would be Google's challenge.
I don't always park at home even over night. Sometimes I'm at a girlfriend's, sometimes I'm at a hotel in another city. Neither would have an outlet even if I had one in #1.
If efficiency is what's you are concerned about then why not move X, Metacity and Webkit to kernel space? that would sure save us the overhead of switching from user mode to kernel mode!/sarcasm
GNOME and KDE are clusterfucks, this is why I use Fluxbox. Fluxbox is much less of a clusterfuck by being much less of DE. It is a real shame that the UNIX world standardized on X and now they seem to be standardizing on GNOME.
Also Pulse Audio is a pile of shit that doesn't work!
Wii has loads of good games! The Wii has no good games BS is getting old!
Super Mario Galaxy Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mario Kart Wii WarioWare: Smooth Moves Wii Play Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Paper Mario Okami Wario Land Metroid Prime 3 Scarface Resident Evil 4 Raving Rabbits Medal Of honor 2 Call Of Duty World at war Trauma Center World of Goo Bomberman MadWorld Guitar Hero: Metallica Sonic And The Black Knight Rune Factory Frontier WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2009 Need For Speed: Undercover Tomb Raider: Underworld Castlevania Judgment Sonic Unleashed No More Heroes Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the new World Arc Rise Fantasia Phantom Brave: We meet again Baroque Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
I immersed just fine in Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy VI, Avatar Tuner, Xenosaga, Dragon Quest III, Ar Tonelico, etc... None of these games were at the cutting edge in terms of graphics.
Doesn't Microsoft feel a need to push WMV? being slow to adopt HTML5 is not in their best interest. Favoring Silverlight and ignoring HTML5 will comeback to haunt them. For all we know Silverlight might end up a failure! Plus according to at least one report, IE is becoming less significant. http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-US-monthly-200807-200907 * *Stats are US-centeric.
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typical Microsoft evil!
backstabbing with a smile!
I always thought the reason they went for Linux for the OS lab, when everything else was Windows, is the fact that Linux is open source and we can get to see the code and play with it, to a degree. It sure seemed that way to me, even the book we used for the lectures had some exercises on compiling and tweaking Linux a bit.
Same where I went to college. The OS course was all done on Linux for obvious reasons and that what got me to switch to Linux at home.
I understand there are a lot of Android fans here, and I am one of them, but for Android to get anywhere it'll need better hardware. I played with my friend's T-Mobile G1, it is really good, but not as good as a first attempt as the iPhone.
For the Android to be successful as the iPhone, Google needs to have more control over the hardware and not let everything to the handset makers, the software also needs some polish. Not as elegant of a UI as the iPhone, some UI responses don't feel as smooth as they should be. Safe to say, Android is better than Windows Mobile 6.1, and Microsoft has been trying for a decade or so!
Will Android be dominant in years to come? probably so, but if it ever fails will be due to Google's lack of a vision of where to go with it and leaving it to the OEMs to decide. Part of what makes the iPhone works is the high integration between software and hardware, Android needs to follow suit without losing its openness and that would be Google's challenge.
Or developing an iTunes-like app in BASIC? or maybe a VoiceOverIP client?
Damn you Apple! and I say this as a happy iPhone 3G owner :-)
I don't always park at home even over night. Sometimes I'm at a girlfriend's, sometimes I'm at a hotel in another city. Neither would have an outlet even if I had one in #1.
yeah like we believe you!
seconded
I'd take a Volt over it
Kinda like Boomers(Voomers) in Bubble Gum Crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomer_(Bubblegum_Crisis)#Boomers
moving from GTK+ to WebKit could be what it takes to save GNOME
If efficiency is what's you are concerned about then why not move X, Metacity and Webkit to kernel space? that would sure save us the overhead of switching from user mode to kernel mode! /sarcasm
They can always go fictional!
I'm waiting for OS X ThunderCat, should be snappier than the bloated Garfield!
GNOME and KDE are clusterfucks, this is why I use Fluxbox. Fluxbox is much less of a clusterfuck by being much less of DE. It is a real shame that the UNIX world standardized on X and now they seem to be standardizing on GNOME.
Also Pulse Audio is a pile of shit that doesn't work!
This is just load of BS!
Wii has loads of good games! The Wii has no good games BS is getting old!
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario Kart Wii
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Play
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Paper Mario
Okami
Wario Land
Metroid Prime 3
Scarface
Resident Evil 4
Raving Rabbits
Medal Of honor 2
Call Of Duty World at war
Trauma Center
World of Goo
Bomberman
MadWorld
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Sonic And The Black Knight
Rune Factory Frontier
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2009
Need For Speed: Undercover
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Castlevania Judgment
Sonic Unleashed
No More Heroes
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the new World
Arc Rise Fantasia
Phantom Brave: We meet again
Baroque
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
I immersed just fine in Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy VI, Avatar Tuner, Xenosaga, Dragon Quest III, Ar Tonelico, etc...
None of these games were at the cutting edge in terms of graphics.
I'm posting right now from Chromium running on Linux/X/GNU/Fluxbox
http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-linux/
For your reading pleasure:
http://web.archive.org/web/20041010180516/http://catalog.com/hopkins/unix-haters/x-windows/disaster.html
http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=10127
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/X_Window_System
BTW, I use Linux/X/GNU/Fluxbox
There is no mention of X anywhere, and hopefully there will be no X.
*fingers crossed*
IE8 isn't much different from IE7 in terms of UI.
working fine for me in Chrome :)
If buyers didn't buy them, GM wouldn't of made them.
You forgot to mention this
you are 20 years too late
Stop making it sound like a conspiracy!
SUVs is what buyers wanted then.
Doesn't Microsoft feel a need to push WMV? being slow to adopt HTML5 is not in their best interest. Favoring Silverlight and ignoring HTML5 will comeback to haunt them. For all we know Silverlight might end up a failure!
Plus according to at least one report, IE is becoming less significant.
http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-US-monthly-200807-200907 *
*Stats are US-centeric.
Because I'm Apple's bitch! I don't mind being bullied by them as long as I get my iFix. Plus they look so cute and cuddly ^_^
I love my iPhone!!