Isn't this supposed to be unecessary? Isn't GNU/Linux supposed to be upgradable just where needed? What am I faling to understand here
Two words, my friend: dependency hell.
Every package you install depends on certain other packages being installed. Say you have package A installed as version 1, which requires package B version 1. You want to install the latest version of package A, but it requires package B version 2. You can't upgrade package A until you upgrade package B.... But what packages does package B depend on? It often seems to be a never ending chain. Dealing with these types of issues is one of the great things that the distro makers take care of for you.
This aside, I have never used the upgrade option when you boot off of the Redhat CD, has anyone had any experience with that? I've always reformatted my HD and started from scratch with a clean install.
Yeah, and where's the proof that all these recordable disks were being used to copy music and not being used for software backups and other legitimate reasons?
My company recently migrated to Dell Laptops from IBM thinkpads (I'm writing this on a Dell Latitude). My impressions so far -- The Dells are light weight and powerful, have nice screens a decent performance (mine is a P3 1gHz). Win2K and Mandrake work perfectly on it. The downside is durability and quality. We've had a few Dell laptops not work out of the box.. Damaged in shipping presumably. Also, we've had to replcate a few CD drives, a few motherboards and even memory on one of them. Some users complain that the keyboard and mouse buttons feel cheap and plasticy, but that's just a subjective thing. Over all, I like the Dells, but I think you will have slightly higher odds of getting a bad one than you would from other manufacturer's (same goes for Dell desktops). They have a pretty good waranty, so that may not be a big issue (just a pain in the butt for us IT guys!).
I would check the hardware compatibility list at Redhat if you intend to run Linux.
If you don't like free software, don't use it. Demand a full refund!!;-) But seriously, when somebody is giving you something for free that they obviously worked very hard on, how do you have the nerve to shit on them like that?
Programs like Kazaa are not free in sense that we in the Linux comunity mean by free. There are strings attached. That's why it's in the license agreement. Plus nobody reads those things anyway!;-)
Debian packages are the best of any distro, bar none. The quality is far supieror to any distro or OS I've tried. Dependencies are handled accurately and easily, installing new packages is a breeze. The only downside is the software is always a few versions behind other distros. Even the unstable branch seems to be a little behind Mandrake and other distros. A couple of times a year I get the Debian bug and install it, and get frustrated by out of date software (Last month I installed Debian Testing, then I had to download the latest X server binaries from the XFree86 site, etc). I never did get my sound card or DVD player working, which Mandrake had no problems with (set everything up automatically during the install). I really like Debian, I just don't have the time to do all the manual config that other distros do automatically now. Now I'm running Mandrake and it seems very good so far.
I have several gigs of music on my HD... How much income has the recording industry lost? Excatly $0.00. I wouldn't have bought a single one of those songs if I couldn't have downloaded them. The music I do buy I have the original CD's and I don't copy them onto my computer (saves disk space). So arguing that the recording industry has lost thousands of dollars from my piracy is prety off base.
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When it can bring me a beer, then I'll be impressed.
Wow, comparing this to my Dell Latitude.. Look at how far we've come! Of course, the Dell laptop would be much easier to steal given it's smaller size. I think your Osborne 1 would be safe, you could even leave it lying around and nobody would touch it!
IMHO, this is why HURD may fail. It's not because it won't be a good alternative, or because it will be technically inferior, because those will likely be untrue. Hurd will probably be competitive, but how will it get a market share?
The only way to gain market share is to make it cheaper. Maybe even give it away for free!;-)
This sounds like me... Didn't finish school, but I spend all my spare time reading computer books and hacking. I find it difficult to get my foot in the door, interviewers always want to know about education and certifications. I'm currently working in user support, as an IT supervisor/PC support, but I would rather be in a programming job. Any hints for someone like me to convince an employer to give me a chance? (And I can't work for free as other posts have suggested.. Mortgage, wife, car payments, etc)
I'm currently download the 4 CD's from ftp.annexa.org. The download is very slow, I have 3 days and 6 hours left according to Windows to finish this download, so I'll let you know Friday night if it is any good. If anyone has a better mirror, I would love it hear it.
Slashdot Mirror
Do you have your own room or do your parents let you have the whole basement?
Two words, my friend: dependency hell.
Every package you install depends on certain other packages being installed. Say you have package A installed as version 1, which requires package B version 1. You want to install the latest version of package A, but it requires package B version 2. You can't upgrade package A until you upgrade package B. ... But what packages does package B depend on? It often seems to be a never ending chain. Dealing with these types of issues is one of the great things that the distro makers take care of for you.
This aside, I have never used the upgrade option when you boot off of the Redhat CD, has anyone had any experience with that? I've always reformatted my HD and started from scratch with a clean install.
Or reading Slashdot at work..
Ahh, that's possible.
"Since the dawn of time man has yearned to destroy the sun." - Montgomery Burns
I think you linked to the wrong page. The real bart is here. And he's calling KDE ugly!
Not to nitpick, but Windows 95 does run the dos version scandisk at boot time if the machine was not properly shut down.
LOAD "*", 8, 1
LOADING
READY.
Ahh, the sweet sounds of a Commodore 1541!
Actually, medical equipment is held to a much higher standard than your typical home electronics.
No, he left out "First Born Son"
What if the typo was made in their centralized mainframe system? Then the wrong price is downloaded to their stores, printers and web site?
Yeah, and where's the proof that all these recordable disks were being used to copy music and not being used for software backups and other legitimate reasons?
My company recently migrated to Dell Laptops from IBM thinkpads (I'm writing this on a Dell Latitude). My impressions so far -- The Dells are light weight and powerful, have nice screens a decent performance (mine is a P3 1gHz). Win2K and Mandrake work perfectly on it. The downside is durability and quality. We've had a few Dell laptops not work out of the box.. Damaged in shipping presumably. Also, we've had to replcate a few CD drives, a few motherboards and even memory on one of them. Some users complain that the keyboard and mouse buttons feel cheap and plasticy, but that's just a subjective thing. Over all, I like the Dells, but I think you will have slightly higher odds of getting a bad one than you would from other manufacturer's (same goes for Dell desktops). They have a pretty good waranty, so that may not be a big issue (just a pain in the butt for us IT guys!). I would check the hardware compatibility list at Redhat if you intend to run Linux.
If you don't like free software, don't use it. Demand a full refund!! ;-) But seriously, when somebody is giving you something for free that they obviously worked very hard on, how do you have the nerve to shit on them like that?
Programs like Kazaa are not free in sense that we in the Linux comunity mean by free. There are strings attached. That's why it's in the license agreement. Plus nobody reads those things anyway! ;-)
Debian packages are the best of any distro, bar none. The quality is far supieror to any distro or OS I've tried. Dependencies are handled accurately and easily, installing new packages is a breeze. The only downside is the software is always a few versions behind other distros. Even the unstable branch seems to be a little behind Mandrake and other distros. A couple of times a year I get the Debian bug and install it, and get frustrated by out of date software (Last month I installed Debian Testing, then I had to download the latest X server binaries from the XFree86 site, etc). I never did get my sound card or DVD player working, which Mandrake had no problems with (set everything up automatically during the install). I really like Debian, I just don't have the time to do all the manual config that other distros do automatically now. Now I'm running Mandrake and it seems very good so far.
I have several gigs of music on my HD ... How much income has the recording industry lost? Excatly $0.00. I wouldn't have bought a single one of those songs if I couldn't have downloaded them. The music I do buy I have the original CD's and I don't copy them onto my computer (saves disk space). So arguing that the recording industry has lost thousands of dollars from my piracy is prety off base.
When it can bring me a beer, then I'll be impressed.
Wow, comparing this to my Dell Latitude.. Look at how far we've come! Of course, the Dell laptop would be much easier to steal given it's smaller size. I think your Osborne 1 would be safe, you could even leave it lying around and nobody would touch it!
If your laptop is 50 pounds, it's not really a laptop, is it?!
The only way to gain market share is to make it cheaper. Maybe even give it away for free! ;-)
It all goes over TCP/IP, dude.
This sounds like me ... Didn't finish school, but I spend all my spare time reading computer books and hacking. I find it difficult to get my foot in the door, interviewers always want to know about education and certifications. I'm currently working in user support, as an IT supervisor/PC support, but I would rather be in a programming job. Any hints for someone like me to convince an employer to give me a chance? (And I can't work for free as other posts have suggested .. Mortgage, wife, car payments, etc)
I'm currently download the 4 CD's from ftp.annexa.org. The download is very slow, I have 3 days and 6 hours left according to Windows to finish this download, so I'll let you know Friday night if it is any good. If anyone has a better mirror, I would love it hear it.
Yeah, his job is to sling FUD at the competition.