Even if learning sorting was a piece of cake, or at least not boring, for you, that doesn't mean that everyone else can do it just as easily. I know I had my fair share of problems trying to learn and use them, and some of these visualizations do actually seem to help a bit in the "understanding" department.
Granted, an older compared visualization using MIDI (the one with the guitar notes) was better at doing this, but still.
2) Can enough copies of Linux handle the GL calls needed? iD has talked about this that more or less only the nVidia closed drivers provide a full, complete, "just like on Windows" OpenGL implementation that modern games need, and it seems OSS types hate those. So if they ported their games, would they work properly, or would they require a bunch of modification to work?
NVidia and ATI obviously spend most of their time writing the drivers for Windows. We can already see that porting Steam to Mac is helping both Apple and the graphics card manufacturers improve their drivers in this department (that includes implementation completeness). The same would happen when Steam is ported to Linux, I'm sure, and as more people get interested in gaming/developing games for the system, the drivers would finally get to a point where they are good and stable.
3) Would Linux people buy them? The Linux crowd is notoriously of the opinion that software should be free both as in open code but also as in not having to pay. Are there enough paying customers to justify the man hours needed to port and support it?
A substantial part would, because Wine is a popular project that has a main focus in getting games to run well (mostly because of popular demand).
I think this is exactly what Linux needs to get a good push in the graphic drivers/performance department.
I can say that the graphics update did seem to make my Mac run cooler while playing EVE Online but it doesn't seem to be any 'faster'.
This probably means that your CPU is working less hard because the graphics hardware takes over more of what was supposed to be accelerated before. Just because performance doesn't seem to differ doesn't mean it isn't different; your CPU probably was just able to keep up before. Unless there were still frame rate problems?
This means that you could probably play more heavy games now with better performance.
"Free" is not applicable... because it can be applied from both perspectives. I mean, shouldn't the home's owners be free to determine whether they want their house on display on Google Maps, too?
The post you replied to doesn't actually have a relation to Jens Best - though I'm sure he'd agree. The poster talks about how nobody cares that they can see your house, not about people caring when pics from locations are removed.
IE8 is old already. Focus your thoughts on IE9, which IS being improved a lot. For one thing, they're actually trying to pass the Acid3 test and implementing HTML5 features.
If you don't own a sign, and don't have permission of the owner or some specific sign-maintaining authority, then altering it is an act of vandalism. Your intent is irrelevant. It's not your sign. Don't like it? Too bad.
And this is exactly why he asked everyone for permission before altering things. RTFA.
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Your own language skills must be rather poor if you completely overlooked all of his other typos.
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20 years is way too long. I am glad that things are finally progressing.
Even if learning sorting was a piece of cake, or at least not boring, for you, that doesn't mean that everyone else can do it just as easily. I know I had my fair share of problems trying to learn and use them, and some of these visualizations do actually seem to help a bit in the "understanding" department.
Granted, an older compared visualization using MIDI (the one with the guitar notes) was better at doing this, but still.
They're new with it, give them some time. Heck, you could even commend them for at least switching to WebKit.
2) Can enough copies of Linux handle the GL calls needed? iD has talked about this that more or less only the nVidia closed drivers provide a full, complete, "just like on Windows" OpenGL implementation that modern games need, and it seems OSS types hate those. So if they ported their games, would they work properly, or would they require a bunch of modification to work?
NVidia and ATI obviously spend most of their time writing the drivers for Windows. We can already see that porting Steam to Mac is helping both Apple and the graphics card manufacturers improve their drivers in this department (that includes implementation completeness). The same would happen when Steam is ported to Linux, I'm sure, and as more people get interested in gaming/developing games for the system, the drivers would finally get to a point where they are good and stable.
3) Would Linux people buy them? The Linux crowd is notoriously of the opinion that software should be free both as in open code but also as in not having to pay. Are there enough paying customers to justify the man hours needed to port and support it?
A substantial part would, because Wine is a popular project that has a main focus in getting games to run well (mostly because of popular demand).
I think this is exactly what Linux needs to get a good push in the graphic drivers/performance department.
with Wintel you can buy nice graphics but the monitor won't be as good
With Wintel you buy your own monitor.
I can say that the graphics update did seem to make my Mac run cooler while playing EVE Online but it doesn't seem to be any 'faster'.
This probably means that your CPU is working less hard because the graphics hardware takes over more of what was supposed to be accelerated before. Just because performance doesn't seem to differ doesn't mean it isn't different; your CPU probably was just able to keep up before. Unless there were still frame rate problems?
This means that you could probably play more heavy games now with better performance.
"Free" is not applicable... because it can be applied from both perspectives. I mean, shouldn't the home's owners be free to determine whether they want their house on display on Google Maps, too?
The post you replied to doesn't actually have a relation to Jens Best - though I'm sure he'd agree. The poster talks about how nobody cares that they can see your house, not about people caring when pics from locations are removed.
But many minds did.
Was it in an IMAX theatre?
Have nuclear bombs been used in porn yet?
It's the first. No other 3D porn movie was made for IMAX.
...So you watch your porn movies in public?
IE8 is old already. Focus your thoughts on IE9, which IS being improved a lot. For one thing, they're actually trying to pass the Acid3 test and implementing HTML5 features.
If you don't own a sign, and don't have permission of the owner or some specific sign-maintaining authority, then altering it is an act of vandalism. Your intent is irrelevant. It's not your sign. Don't like it? Too bad.
And this is exactly why he asked everyone for permission before altering things. RTFA.
Your own language skills must be rather poor if you completely overlooked all of his other typos.
And would I be alone in my fight, against the whole world?
Oops, that's one comma, too much.
How much does "boring" generally go hand-in-hand with "dependable"?
How is the community screwed?
Collecting usage stats (especially towards PC manufacturers, who would be interested in these numbers). They couldn't do this accurately before.
There is no straw.
Only as long as that wouldn't make the actual computer traceable... You'd be having a security issue if that were possible.
Why bother posting?
The only ones being greedy are the lawyers. The show itself would only benefit from having a fan site.
There is wanting money, and there is being in it for nothing but the money. It's why the term "soulless corporation" exists.