So turn that stuff off! I don't know why technical people complain about Word's features when it simply defaults to having them enabled, and how many defaults do technical people use in everything else?;) I see your point, but I've edited plenty in Courier w/o green & red wavies.
I used to think that monolithic kernels were fine until I started playing with filesystems. At that time, you could NOT have a kernel that supported both XFS & EXT3 (I was converting a generic RH7.2 install to XFS). You would apply both patches, and then compiling failed. Either patch individually would compile fine.
Now, sure, I have the source -- I could trace through and figure out how they were colliding, but I didn't want to. XFS is huge! NT has a modular filesystem approach, so although conflicts can still occur, things will at least compile!
The best way is to do a little research to find out if there are any movers & shakers in research and give it to them. Otherwise, find a reputable school, contact their CompSci guys, and ask if their interested (or at least ask their computing group if they'll distribute it).
Isn't that where our favoriate things like fetch came from?
No, MS did rewrite Windows something like 7 years ago, but it turned out that this new Windows needed an excessive amount of RAM (20 megs) and ate up CPUs (the 486 just couldn't cut it), so the MARKET rejected it for a long time.
Yes, many of the problems with Windows & the Intel CPU are that they must have backwards compatibility, but that's also what makes businesses accept using these "new fangled devices." Think about it -- you might be able to use the same DOS inventory system on XP that you used in 1986.
Active Directory requires different components on the server, and there are probably other things like it. I think MS wants all the server versions to ship together as well, so they'll need support for > 2 CPUs in the kernel as well.
Plus, of course, by shipping the desktop version first, they get all the bugs worked out on the backs of the users, so the server version appears to be more stable.
I don't mind the logos, but that's probably because I've been bludgened by the inclement weather diagrams. I appreciate a small notice letting me know I might die, but lately, I'm getting a tri-state map with individual counties color-coded by death potential.
What's worse, though, is the National Weather Service alarm and voice! The other day I was watching Enterprise and suddenly the alert tone sounded and I was listening to a weather report. The problem is, they didn't even attempt to layer it in -- they obliterated the audio completely! And the worst part is I was watching a recording, so it didn't even apply. (That and they didn't even bother to put text across the bottom.)
So I say I'll trade the logo for the weather thing any day.
Yep, crossplatform coding is easy. Until you go to check previous settings (registry | conf), open a previously saved version (windialog | KDE dialog | Gnome dialog), create an installer (just pop open a crossplatform text-only interface written in C), try to do some fancy timing, use the network, print.
Frankly, I don't know why every program isn't cross platfrom. In fact, they both use Intel machine code, so all programs should just work!
Yeah, yeah, no batteries, but once a year, it's time to refill the pages! And all the pens you have to buy.
Now if you said you bought a memory-enhancing tape and no longer need to keep appointment notes, then I would be impressed.
When will the American public (especially the/. crowd) realize the rights guarenteed by the government are guarentees regarding government behavior. Any company can do WHATEVER it wants to limit "free speech" or so forth except what is limited by law. This is an extension of freedom, not a limit of it. You, personally, can choose not to abuse private property, etc.
Along with that, I would guess open source is [more flexible | less stable], which adds to the burden of documentation. Take a look at how few sourceforge projects have reached 1.0 (or even 0.7). Given how much those who write documentation hate to start until the product is done, it's a problem.
Several years ago, when I was a new unix admin, a colleague told me I should subscribe to bugtraq, so I did. Day 1 that I was a member, someone sent a root prompt exploit. I tried it, and saw a root prompt appear.
I have *never* approached security the same way since then. I have *always* taken every vulnerability seriously after that. Before then, hacking is what happened to the other guy or was difficult, but when I saw it, it changed me. To me, that's why it's important.
Wil -- I see you are an IDS user for all your photo displaying needs. Do you recommend it for others, and what features do you like most about this and other open source products?
No, the reason to upgrade is simple: ClearType. Pretty! At least on my dual 17" flat panels.;)
Of course, critics say it makes the same stupid bubble letters the mac has had for years, but still, it's pretty.
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So turn that stuff off! I don't know why technical people complain about Word's features when it simply defaults to having them enabled, and how many defaults do technical people use in everything else? ;) I see your point, but I've edited plenty in Courier w/o green & red wavies.
Now, sure, I have the source -- I could trace through and figure out how they were colliding, but I didn't want to. XFS is huge! NT has a modular filesystem approach, so although conflicts can still occur, things will at least compile!
Hello! Get it in paperback for $22.95.
Isn't that where our favoriate things like fetch came from?
Wasn't the first the Tandy COlor COmputer?
Yes, many of the problems with Windows & the Intel CPU are that they must have backwards compatibility, but that's also what makes businesses accept using these "new fangled devices." Think about it -- you might be able to use the same DOS inventory system on XP that you used in 1986.
google: 10^100 googleplex: 10^google
Is it that IPv6 is not ready or that the routers aren't ready? I can be patient for the former, but not so much for the latter.
Neither does 192.168.10.73 -- in fact, you could have all of 192.168.10!
That's what I thought too, but how old are the gymnists & ice skaters?
Plus, of course, by shipping the desktop version first, they get all the bugs worked out on the backs of the users, so the server version appears to be more stable.
Windows XP does not have a server flavor yet.
What's worse, though, is the National Weather Service alarm and voice! The other day I was watching Enterprise and suddenly the alert tone sounded and I was listening to a weather report. The problem is, they didn't even attempt to layer it in -- they obliterated the audio completely! And the worst part is I was watching a recording, so it didn't even apply. (That and they didn't even bother to put text across the bottom.)
So I say I'll trade the logo for the weather thing any day.
Frankly, I don't know why every program isn't cross platfrom. In fact, they both use Intel machine code, so all programs should just work!
fdisk /mbr ?
Yeah, yeah, no batteries, but once a year, it's time to refill the pages! And all the pens you have to buy. Now if you said you bought a memory-enhancing tape and no longer need to keep appointment notes, then I would be impressed.
When will the American public (especially the /. crowd) realize the rights guarenteed by the government are guarentees regarding government behavior. Any company can do WHATEVER it wants to limit "free speech" or so forth except what is limited by law. This is an extension of freedom, not a limit of it. You, personally, can choose not to abuse private property, etc.
Along with that, I would guess open source is [more flexible | less stable], which adds to the burden of documentation. Take a look at how few sourceforge projects have reached 1.0 (or even 0.7). Given how much those who write documentation hate to start until the product is done, it's a problem.
...for they are its natural manure" (the rest of Jefferson's quotation).
I have *never* approached security the same way since then. I have *always* taken every vulnerability seriously after that. Before then, hacking is what happened to the other guy or was difficult, but when I saw it, it changed me. To me, that's why it's important.
Wil -- I see you are an IDS user for all your photo displaying needs. Do you recommend it for others, and what features do you like most about this and other open source products?
No, the reason to upgrade is simple: ClearType. Pretty! At least on my dual 17" flat panels. ;)
Of course, critics say it makes the same stupid bubble letters the mac has had for years, but still, it's pretty.
The military enforces no fly zone, so you cannot say "there's no way."
They can make MS products illegal to sell in the state of NY or make it so that you must be 21 to buy it.
There's an interesting review of different file systems here