In fact, having rebuilt my kernel with the new Intel compiler, the P4 just screams and leaves the Athlon in the dust.
AFAIK, the linux kernel can not be compiled with a compiler other than gcc. It has too many gcc specific optimizations. I'm not sure about *BSD or other OS's, maybe one or several of them are less compiler specific. Anyone know specifics?
or a la "History of the World part I "
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In addition to the above, Gav, Ove and co from Transgaming have donated a huge rewrite to Direct2D back to the wine project, plus they periodically resync their non-direct3D fixes with the Wine folks. In my mind, just that is worth the subscription fee I payed.
Reading this gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
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The level of fines that would serve as a deterrent for cash rich Microsoft would be difficult to fathom, but one might make these fines deter more by directing the money to be paid into trust funds that would fund the development of free software, an endeavor that Microsoft has indicated it strongly opposes as a threat to its own monopoly. This would give Microsoft a much greater incentive to abide by the agreement.
I take much comfort in hating Bob Saget and resent the attempt to shatter my illusions. (Although he's right, Bob Saget was great in Half Baked, to a large degree because it was Bob Saget telling he'd sucked dick to support his cocaine habit.)
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In fact, having rebuilt my kernel with the new Intel compiler, the P4 just screams and leaves the Athlon in the dust.
AFAIK, the linux kernel can not be compiled with a compiler other than gcc. It has too many gcc specific optimizations. I'm not sure about *BSD or other OS's, maybe one or several of them are less compiler specific. Anyone know specifics?
Only a MIRACL can save us now! *fwoosh*
In addition to the above, Gav, Ove and co from Transgaming have donated a huge rewrite to Direct2D back to the wine project, plus they periodically resync their non-direct3D fixes with the Wine folks. In my mind, just that is worth the subscription fee I payed.
Reading this gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
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The level of fines that would serve as a deterrent for cash rich Microsoft would be difficult to fathom, but one might make these fines deter more by directing the money to be paid into trust funds that would fund the development of free software, an endeavor that Microsoft has indicated it strongly opposes as a threat to its own monopoly. This would give Microsoft a much greater incentive to abide by the agreement.
I take much comfort in hating Bob Saget and resent the attempt to shatter my illusions. (Although he's right, Bob Saget was great in Half Baked, to a large degree because it was Bob Saget telling he'd sucked dick to support his cocaine habit.)
*Ahem* Would you believe ironic artistic license? Thought not. :) Maybe they could use symbols like .$$$ or .### for the brits.
Why do they want to mispell bank?