They're replacing various bits of it gradually. I suspect its a big reason why they're trying to kill win32, yet muppets seem to be intent on running bullshit insecure copies of Windows like XP from 2001.
My point was that writing throw away code on the ASSUMPTION that it is single use is often misguided, and a trap. Software has a habit of spreading and becoming mission critical. I'm not saying everything needs a full workflow analysis done prior to writing code, but far too many people fall into the trap of not refining the original design a little bit before it escapes into the wild.
I'm currently working for a company which is using a broken old ERP solution because they have hacked so much stuff onto it over the years, the cost to migrate to something that actually works better and is supported by more than one vendor is too difficult.
The limitations inherent in the original design are causing major scaling problems.
True, but that was a limitation of the original hardware as much as anything else, as it had no MMU. As it was never designed to be multi-user, and networking was an afterthought, security wasn't anywhere near as much of a problem for its intended usage (single user, offline).
It's about making the simple dumb framebuffer do simple dumb framebuffer stuff and moving the other complexity out of the simple dumb framebuffer to better seperate security, etc. You don't have a single do everything command line tool, you have multiple small tools you can link together with pipes. This is no different.
Meh. Been running RDP over the WAN on everything from congested 128kbit frame links to LAN since 1999. I tried running remote X11 over 10 megabit back in teh day and it sucked.
On area where the free *Nix operating systems really need work is decent remote display server speed, yet somehow, most of the free software people seem to be stuck in 1988 and keep believing fallacies like no RDP having no ability to do rootless remote apps, etc.
Meanwhile, in the real world, RDP works. Far better than remote X11. And it isn't even the fastest thing out there by a long stretch.
And before the "you sexist asshole" stuff starts - replace wife with husband or "partner" or whatever you feel comfortable with. Point remains. Our lives are meant to be easier with tech, yet both partners are working now and no better off.
I used to play quake on a Pentium 90. also ran photoshop. did software development, web development, etc. a lot of that stuff I also did on slower machines before that. 400mhz is heaps.
x11 efficient? sorry but after using an amiga which ran workbench in 128k of ram and had full plug and play within the OS, getting X11 running in under 8MB of ram was a total pain in the arse, and had inferior functionality (other than remote display, which was not useful to me at the time).
Has warranty on individual components, but no guarantee that the end result is fit for purpose... Also, as it is built from discrete components, a hardware bug/compatibility issue = you're on your own.
Exactly. My time is paid at $50/hr when i'm on the clock at work. If it is my own free time, and its something I don't want to / don't need to be doing (i.e., it is a sideshow compared to the actual thing I'm wanting to get working) then I value my free time at 2-3x that as it is so much more scarce.
He claims he did (I have my doubts) - and the end device comes with no BOM, no warranty, no support, etc. And adding a wireless card brings him up to $~300 so he's line-ball with the fully supported device from Linksys anyway. Assuming his time to source and build the thing is worth $0.
It's the same in most of the western democracies. They're all owned by the banks, and the public face is very different to the actual policy decisions being made.
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They're replacing various bits of it gradually. I suspect its a big reason why they're trying to kill win32, yet muppets seem to be intent on running bullshit insecure copies of Windows like XP from 2001.
My point was that writing throw away code on the ASSUMPTION that it is single use is often misguided, and a trap. Software has a habit of spreading and becoming mission critical. I'm not saying everything needs a full workflow analysis done prior to writing code, but far too many people fall into the trap of not refining the original design a little bit before it escapes into the wild.
I'm currently working for a company which is using a broken old ERP solution because they have hacked so much stuff onto it over the years, the cost to migrate to something that actually works better and is supported by more than one vendor is too difficult.
The limitations inherent in the original design are causing major scaling problems.
True, but that was a limitation of the original hardware as much as anything else, as it had no MMU. As it was never designed to be multi-user, and networking was an afterthought, security wasn't anywhere near as much of a problem for its intended usage (single user, offline).
Thankyou, somebody on the internet understands the concept of sarcasm.
As opposed to, you know... using c# which has actual memory protection built into the language...
It's about making the simple dumb framebuffer do simple dumb framebuffer stuff and moving the other complexity out of the simple dumb framebuffer to better seperate security, etc. You don't have a single do everything command line tool, you have multiple small tools you can link together with pipes. This is no different.
Meh. Been running RDP over the WAN on everything from congested 128kbit frame links to LAN since 1999. I tried running remote X11 over 10 megabit back in teh day and it sucked.
On area where the free *Nix operating systems really need work is decent remote display server speed, yet somehow, most of the free software people seem to be stuck in 1988 and keep believing fallacies like no RDP having no ability to do rootless remote apps, etc.
Meanwhile, in the real world, RDP works. Far better than remote X11. And it isn't even the fastest thing out there by a long stretch.
LINUX PLUS X11 IS MORE SECURE THAN WINDOWS WILL EVER BE AND I WONT HEAR ANYUONE SAY OTHERWISE!!1
Now, i need to fill the text box with lowercase letters to get rid of the caps warning.
or insurance.
And before the "you sexist asshole" stuff starts - replace wife with husband or "partner" or whatever you feel comfortable with. Point remains. Our lives are meant to be easier with tech, yet both partners are working now and no better off.
It's called a wife. Or was, before both parents had to work to make ends meet.
As opposed to "slowly" with AMD, right?
I used to play quake on a Pentium 90. also ran photoshop. did software development, web development, etc. a lot of that stuff I also did on slower machines before that. 400mhz is heaps.
Won't really block a lot of malware either. We run forefront here (the commercial version of it) and its pretty shit.
x11 efficient? sorry but after using an amiga which ran workbench in 128k of ram and had full plug and play within the OS, getting X11 running in under 8MB of ram was a total pain in the arse, and had inferior functionality (other than remote display, which was not useful to me at the time).
Has warranty on individual components, but no guarantee that the end result is fit for purpose... Also, as it is built from discrete components, a hardware bug/compatibility issue = you're on your own.
intel is already doing it.
Of course, once it's burned the CPU to be JIT-ed.
... time to stop writing garbage in visual basic, man up, and use proper languages again that are actually efficient, isn't it?
WTF you want eSATA on your router for? Just because you CAN does not mean you SHOULD.
Exactly. My time is paid at $50/hr when i'm on the clock at work. If it is my own free time, and its something I don't want to / don't need to be doing (i.e., it is a sideshow compared to the actual thing I'm wanting to get working) then I value my free time at 2-3x that as it is so much more scarce.
Heh. I"m on about $50/hr Australian.
He claims he did (I have my doubts) - and the end device comes with no BOM, no warranty, no support, etc. And adding a wireless card brings him up to $~300 so he's line-ball with the fully supported device from Linksys anyway. Assuming his time to source and build the thing is worth $0.
It's the same in most of the western democracies. They're all owned by the banks, and the public face is very different to the actual policy decisions being made.