Yeah, but they're not mass-producing medium-high end cards. They tend to just make integrated chips (do they make any separate cards?) for use on netbooks, etc.
Really we need Nvidia to do it, as it's the only way GNU/Linux will get better compatibility with the normal desktop. (ATI is already playing ball)
I wasn't aware they had open-sourced their drivers as well. ATI is definitely the way to go then.
Ah, it seems the older drivers are proprietary.
From wiki:"Linux users have the option of both the old proprietary (R200 and above) and new open source (R480 and below) drivers." It's nice to see the newer ones are Open Source though.
We really need fully Open specifications and drivers for graphics cards. ATI has released some specifications but have kept their drivers proprietary - greatly increasing the workload for the community. Nvidia have only produced proprietary drivers and published no documentation.
We really need a company to publish all the specifications and produce GPL-compatible GNU/Linux drivers, that way the community could work on improving htem and their features could be fully utilized (in video playback, etc.). It's a win-win situation, the company has help producing the drivers and the community gets better drivers.
I don't see the problem with piracy to be honest. Any commodity that can be copied freely is (monetarily) worthless. They just need to realize there is going to be no money in album sales, etc. and this might mean that there are less bands, movies, etc. but I think that is better than a future of heavy DRM and giving Free money to the **AA (see blank media taxes).
The Democrats are in the **AA's pockets even more than the Republicans, hell VP Biden might might as well be on the payroll. I don't think we'll see any change here (have you seen the content filtering part in the broadband stimulus bill? Luckily, it didn't make it in, but I think it's a sign of things to come.
Apple can be a bit harsh about charging for upgrades (who knows if Snow Leopard will be free?). but it really is some of the best software available - there's no way I'd run Windows on my iMac (GNU/Linux maybe (I use a lot of the GNU tools in OS X) but I can't stand GNOME or KDE in comparison with OS X).
Funny that the comment above you is JoeZ99 talking about living in Cuba.
I don't think it's as bad as people make out, but my cousin is going there next week so I'll ask him when he returns.
I wouldn't call Ruby a "fashionable language" it's quite solid (even if we do end up looking at it like COBOL in 20 years). To be honest, my main annoyance is that they chose Ruby not Python:P
I can see your point though, if it ain't broke don't try to fix it and all. But it is Open Source, so someone could fork the 2.x release.
That would mean setting up a root account though, whereas I don't think you ever actually log in as root specifically on OS X, you just use sudo. Using sudo is probably better than making a separate root account as it means you are only running privileged commands when you need to (i.e. you don't just log in as root constantly). How is it easy to work around, since the app wouldn't have admin access to begin with and so couldn't modify the Applications directory. Could you please explain further?
A good trick is to say "Linux sucks 'cause it can't do X, I'm going back to Windows it does it much better" and see if people will try to disprove you. Might get a quicker response but could be kicked for trolling:P
Well GNU/Linux doesn't really have the same malware problems and so the issues I have are normally of a more benign nature, like not knowing the syntax or options for a program, which a quick read of wiki will usually fix.
I should also recommend you try IRC as you will get a much faster response, luckily I know many long-time GNU/Linux users by IRC and can ask them personally.
I absolutely agree, an improved DE could help provide an easier, more friendly and consistent GNU/Linux desktop experience. It's quite a difficult thing to change though.
That said, GNU/Linux has a pretty strong choice of WMs and DEs atm, with GNOME, KDE and XFCE providing a friendly experience for new users and *box providing a faster environment for netbooks, etc.
Compiz Fusion has also made great strides in improving usability through plugins like Scale, ADD Helper, etc.
I still prefer OS X to GNOME, etc. though just because of the way it handles windows and applications differently. It's really efficient with the keybindings once you get used to it.
Well if you compile from source it usually works across distributions. That's just one of the downsides of such customization though, although most important apps are Free Software anyway so compiling from source isn't much of an issue.
I don't think GNU/Linux will replace Windows so much (with the current software market), but rather the market and system will change as GNU/Linux is embraced.
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I highly doubt the FSF said that given their list of words to avoid.
It was probably just paraphrased.
Yeah, but they're not mass-producing medium-high end cards. They tend to just make integrated chips (do they make any separate cards?) for use on netbooks, etc.
Really we need Nvidia to do it, as it's the only way GNU/Linux will get better compatibility with the normal desktop. (ATI is already playing ball)
I wasn't aware they had open-sourced their drivers as well. ATI is definitely the way to go then.
Ah, it seems the older drivers are proprietary.
From wiki:"Linux users have the option of both the old proprietary (R200 and above) and new open source (R480 and below) drivers."
It's nice to see the newer ones are Open Source though.
We really need fully Open specifications and drivers for graphics cards. ATI has released some specifications but have kept their drivers proprietary - greatly increasing the workload for the community.
Nvidia have only produced proprietary drivers and published no documentation.
We really need a company to publish all the specifications and produce GPL-compatible GNU/Linux drivers, that way the community could work on improving htem and their features could be fully utilized (in video playback, etc.). It's a win-win situation, the company has help producing the drivers and the community gets better drivers.
Savor this moment guys, a Debian release is like a Solar eclipse, you are lucky if you get to see one in your lifetime!
I don't see the problem with piracy to be honest. Any commodity that can be copied freely is (monetarily) worthless. They just need to realize there is going to be no money in album sales, etc. and this might mean that there are less bands, movies, etc. but I think that is better than a future of heavy DRM and giving Free money to the **AA (see blank media taxes).
I just found it to be a less polished Ubuntu (with more bugs).
I'd still recommend Ubuntu over Linux Mint, how hard is it to install Flash anyway?
The Democrats are in the **AA's pockets even more than the Republicans, hell VP Biden might might as well be on the payroll. I don't think we'll see any change here (have you seen the content filtering part in the broadband stimulus bill? Luckily, it didn't make it in, but I think it's a sign of things to come.
This has nothing to do with Open Source, why mis-use the term?
I honestly don't know how people can support Microsoft when they try to blame their own customers for their shitty software.
Apple can be a bit harsh about charging for upgrades (who knows if Snow Leopard will be free?). but it really is some of the best software available - there's no way I'd run Windows on my iMac (GNU/Linux maybe (I use a lot of the GNU tools in OS X) but I can't stand GNOME or KDE in comparison with OS X).
Funny that the comment above you is JoeZ99 talking about living in Cuba. I don't think it's as bad as people make out, but my cousin is going there next week so I'll ask him when he returns.
I wouldn't call Ruby a "fashionable language" it's quite solid (even if we do end up looking at it like COBOL in 20 years). To be honest, my main annoyance is that they chose Ruby not Python :P
I can see your point though, if it ain't broke don't try to fix it and all. But it is Open Source, so someone could fork the 2.x release.
Well, if it's that bad, perhaps you can get some developers to fork it from 2.x and work from there. It's Open Source for a reason.
That would mean setting up a root account though, whereas I don't think you ever actually log in as root specifically on OS X, you just use sudo.
Using sudo is probably better than making a separate root account as it means you are only running privileged commands when you need to (i.e. you don't just log in as root constantly).
How is it easy to work around, since the app wouldn't have admin access to begin with and so couldn't modify the Applications directory. Could you please explain further?
I think the availability of firearms is allegedly the cause for the school shootings, not just video games.
A good trick is to say "Linux sucks 'cause it can't do X, I'm going back to Windows it does it much better" and see if people will try to disprove you. Might get a quicker response but could be kicked for trolling :P
Well GNU/Linux doesn't really have the same malware problems and so the issues I have are normally of a more benign nature, like not knowing the syntax or options for a program, which a quick read of wiki will usually fix.
I should also recommend you try IRC as you will get a much faster response, luckily I know many long-time GNU/Linux users by IRC and can ask them personally.
But yeah, troubleshooting is never a fun process.
I guess that makes me a 'freetard' then :P
Well it's about as good as Windows' system is (where apps might fail due to different libraries, drivers, etc.)
The only 'problem' is the source has to be available, which isn't compatible with the current proprietary business model.
I absolutely agree, an improved DE could help provide an easier, more friendly and consistent GNU/Linux desktop experience. It's quite a difficult thing to change though.
That said, GNU/Linux has a pretty strong choice of WMs and DEs atm, with GNOME, KDE and XFCE providing a friendly experience for new users and *box providing a faster environment for netbooks, etc.
Compiz Fusion has also made great strides in improving usability through plugins like Scale, ADD Helper, etc.
I still prefer OS X to GNOME, etc. though just because of the way it handles windows and applications differently. It's really efficient with the keybindings once you get used to it.
Well if you compile from source it usually works across distributions.
That's just one of the downsides of such customization though, although most important apps are Free Software anyway so compiling from source isn't much of an issue.
I don't think GNU/Linux will replace Windows so much (with the current software market), but rather the market and system will change as GNU/Linux is embraced.
I'm not familiar with this dotslash website.
Well, in my case it was moving some files I had installed by running as Admin. I wasn't deliberately testing UAC.
Looks like Gates just got Bill Ayres'd!