Doesn't sound bad. Inside of the discussion website, you can have 'virtual communities' in which the members rate, accept, and possibly reject stories.
Hmm, technically almost the same result should be possible inside of/., simply by having multiple sets of editors, and letting users 'subscribe' to particular groups of editors, or maybe a mode 'show me only stories accepted by at least three editor groups', and 'don't show me any story that has been reported dupe by a reader', and 'don't show me stories that match the following regexp'
"such tool, that downloaded as many patches as needed"
I think you have just described 'cvs -z3 update'
Then the site needs more CPU cycles (gzip), but those are probably cheaper than mbits.
Why not put the kernel on sourceforge.net?
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"Could you tell the slashdot editors that?"
Are you making a point or enlisting my effort? If the latter, maybe a fork is the only solution (freedot.org? opendot.org?). If the former, your point is as strong as the repeated stories and MS-paranoia we regularly see here.
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Sounds like nothing different than the various gnu & linux mailing lists and the Debian maintainers combined.
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"One of the major problems with Linux is *that* it's every yahoo for himself"
And I think that's good think, much better than a hurdle of people who act as if they are god and know everything better than anybody else.
10-20 people cannot know it all, neither can they force application programmers to stick with just this library, or that that program is 'bad for users because it uses a different library that nobody else uses'.
I'm one of those users that likes to decide himself what is best for him, I don't need a team of guru's to do that for me.
" or a standard place to put software"
That is not inherent to the development method of the GNU+Linux-based OS. I'd say that HPUX has a pretty tight control with a very limited development group contributing. Still, there are binaries in/etc/ (grep anybody?), and the init.d scripts are in/sbin (s_bin_!!).
"Just as no one can take control of the whole thing and fix it"
Yes you can, and I can too. In my sytems, everything is perfect the way I want it, the whole thing is fixed. Crap stays out, good stuff goes in. I decide, and nobody else.
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" Theres a core group in charge of what goes and what stays."
Actually, in Linux it's the same (f.e. Torvalds, Cox, Tosatti).
And with BSD carrying the BSD license, anybody can take the code and do anything to the code. And with the freedom the BSD license gives to everybody, the 'takers' don't even have to contribute anything back, not even credits.
Guess how we ended up with so many different *BSD versions? Yes, the BSD license, and the tight control of the people running some of the BSD projects have created multiple forks already.
Some people think that all that is good, others think that is bad, which is one of the reasons why there always will be BSD _and_ GNU.
Personally, I haven't made up my mind about that yet, but I use Linux because it has Debian and interesting developments such as the vservers patch (=jail++).
Debian for *BSD is a good thing, it will make it easier for Debian-users to give *BSD a try.
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Where can we get that hosting? How much does it cost? What is included (IP, bandwidth, etc)?
10-100 clocks per second on a double digit million transistor chip? That's some efficient simulation software, and/or cheating by using simple RAM models for the cache.
"This kind of comments are, sadly, not making/. the best image in the eyes of the public, and not gaining a reputation for clear, objective content it should (could?) have."
What?? Slashdot is not about making a good image to "the public", and its most important strength is it's massive subjectiveness: The posts by its users.
News for nerds, stuff that matters, you know. Not selling anything, just talking about stuff that matters. outsiders don't look at/. as "The Linux Marketing Department", outsiders don't look at/. period, and insiders talk about stuff that matters.
Plus that the $59.95 for the RedHat box buys you the right to install it on every PC you encounter and make copies of the CD (not the manual) for anybody who wants it. Even if you only install it on two computers, that's less than $30 per PC.
When comparing with OEM or upgrade versions of windows, you should take the price of the 'downloaded' or 'copied from friend' version of RedHat, because that's technically more similar to preinstalled OEM windows (no-medium, 'just a licence' version).
Maybe not most people, but I will stop to look if it has the CD logo on it. I like it that they enforce it, so that at least I can identify the broken discs before buying them.
Frankly, I'm still waiting for them to reduce the price to the same level or lower than the original black
I once had a document that crashed word97 upon opening, and word2000 thought there was nothing in it anymore. Then I installed and tried openoffice and it opened it for me and saved my content. Sure, some formatting was lost, but I could fix that much faster than the content.
"I sometimes see it in that obtaining a driver's license is the same as entering into a contract"
Almost...
The driver's license is a proof that you have entered a license agreement with the state.
It's pretty much shrink-wrap: using it means you agree to the terms of the license agreement.
You don't buy the card, the driver's license is not your property.
Maybe in the future, everything will be licensed and only large companies and the government will own anything (oops, that sounds a lot (too much) like c...sm. I hope it won't ever be true).
"This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, financing, completion of technology development, product demand, competition, and other risks and uncertainties."
I've seen that a couple of times before, and each time it really meant this:
"The claim made in this press release is bogus. The company does not posess the ability to perform what is promised above. The part of the statement above that is not a lie, is total bullshit. This press release was created as a mere attempt to get money from clueless investors"
To make new money. Every year sees new cars too, and the 'new model' never is perfect, just different, more trendy, and "New". "New" is a magic word you know.
"Why do people buy them?"
1) Because it's preloaded on their new PC
2) Because it has prettier colors and people are bored with the blue-grey of the older stuff
3) Because people still hope it might fix some bugs. People like gambling too you know.
4) Because it makes you fly. Just like Red Bull
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Doesn't sound bad. Inside of the discussion website, you can have 'virtual communities' in which the members rate, accept, and possibly reject stories.
/., simply by having multiple sets of editors, and letting users 'subscribe' to particular groups of editors, or maybe a mode 'show me only stories accepted by at least three editor groups', and 'don't show me any story that has been reported dupe by a reader', and 'don't show me stories that match the following regexp'
Hmm, technically almost the same result should be possible inside of
"such tool, that downloaded as many patches as needed"
I think you have just described 'cvs -z3 update'
Then the site needs more CPU cycles (gzip), but those are probably cheaper than mbits.
Why not put the kernel on sourceforge.net?
"Could you tell the slashdot editors that?"
Are you making a point or enlisting my effort? If the latter, maybe a fork is the only solution (freedot.org? opendot.org?). If the former, your point is as strong as the repeated stories and MS-paranoia we regularly see here.
Sounds like nothing different than the various gnu & linux mailing lists and the Debian maintainers combined.
"One of the major problems with Linux is *that* it's every yahoo for himself"
/etc/ (grep anybody?), and the init.d scripts are in /sbin (s_bin_!!).
And I think that's good think, much better than a hurdle of people who act as if they are god and know everything better than anybody else.
10-20 people cannot know it all, neither can they force application programmers to stick with just this library, or that that program is 'bad for users because it uses a different library that nobody else uses'.
I'm one of those users that likes to decide himself what is best for him, I don't need a team of guru's to do that for me.
" or a standard place to put software"
That is not inherent to the development method of the GNU+Linux-based OS. I'd say that HPUX has a pretty tight control with a very limited development group contributing. Still, there are binaries in
"Just as no one can take control of the whole thing and fix it"
Yes you can, and I can too. In my sytems, everything is perfect the way I want it, the whole thing is fixed. Crap stays out, good stuff goes in. I decide, and nobody else.
" Theres a core group in charge of what goes and what stays."
Actually, in Linux it's the same (f.e. Torvalds, Cox, Tosatti).
And with BSD carrying the BSD license, anybody can take the code and do anything to the code. And with the freedom the BSD license gives to everybody, the 'takers' don't even have to contribute anything back, not even credits.
Guess how we ended up with so many different *BSD versions? Yes, the BSD license, and the tight control of the people running some of the BSD projects have created multiple forks already.
Some people think that all that is good, others think that is bad, which is one of the reasons why there always will be BSD _and_ GNU.
Personally, I haven't made up my mind about that yet, but I use Linux because it has Debian and interesting developments such as the vservers patch (=jail++).
Debian for *BSD is a good thing, it will make it easier for Debian-users to give *BSD a try.
Where can we get that hosting? How much does it cost? What is included (IP, bandwidth, etc)?
"instead of Netscape Navigator, whose stock symbol has, umm, disappeared"
Netscape was bought by AOL back in 1998. That's why they're not listed anymore.
10-100 clocks per second on a double digit million transistor chip? That's some efficient simulation software, and/or cheating by using simple RAM models for the cache.
"This kind of comments are, sadly, not making /. the best image in the eyes of the public, and not gaining a reputation for clear, objective content it should (could?) have."
/. as "The Linux Marketing Department", outsiders don't look at /. period, and insiders talk about stuff that matters.
What?? Slashdot is not about making a good image to "the public", and its most important strength is it's massive subjectiveness: The posts by its users.
News for nerds, stuff that matters, you know. Not selling anything, just talking about stuff that matters. outsiders don't look at
Plus that the $59.95 for the RedHat box buys you the right to install it on every PC you encounter and make copies of the CD (not the manual) for anybody who wants it. Even if you only install it on two computers, that's less than $30 per PC.
When comparing with OEM or upgrade versions of windows, you should take the price of the 'downloaded' or 'copied from friend' version of RedHat, because that's technically more similar to preinstalled OEM windows (no-medium, 'just a licence' version).
Maybe not most people, but I will stop to look if it has the CD logo on it. I like it that they enforce it, so that at least I can identify the broken discs before buying them.
Frankly, I'm still waiting for them to reduce the price to the same level or lower than the original black
The first oil/fission power plants had less power than the big ones have now too...
Same holds for windmills.
Same will hold for the orbiting laser.
The eye in the sky, looking at youuuuu?
(wow that was a long time ago).
I suppose what you're seeing in the short-duration flash is similar to an echo in sound.
I once had a document that crashed word97 upon opening, and word2000 thought there was nothing in it anymore. Then I installed and tried openoffice and it opened it for me and saved my content. Sure, some formatting was lost, but I could fix that much faster than the content.
We (most of us) are not employed by Company Linux, that's the big difference.
"I sometimes see it in that obtaining a driver's license is the same as entering into a contract"
Almost...
The driver's license is a proof that you have entered a license agreement with the state.
It's pretty much shrink-wrap: using it means you agree to the terms of the license agreement.
You don't buy the card, the driver's license is not your property.
Maybe in the future, everything will be licensed and only large companies and the government will own anything (oops, that sounds a lot (too much) like c...sm. I hope it won't ever be true).
"This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, financing, completion of technology development, product demand, competition, and other risks and uncertainties."
I've seen that a couple of times before, and each time it really meant this:
"The claim made in this press release is bogus. The company does not posess the ability to perform what is promised above. The part of the statement above that is not a lie, is total bullshit. This press release was created as a mere attempt to get money from clueless investors"
ZeoSync goes down in history as the fastest uncovered hoax: The oracle knows all, saves everything.
Hey, I lost a "<" there.
"allow the same data to be compressed more than 100 times over"
Hmm. I tend to think that I understand english, When translated to perl, the quoted phrase means nothing more than this:
#!/usr/bin/perl
$filename="TheSameData.inp";
$morethan100=101;
for ($i = 0; $i $morethan100 ; $i++)
{
system ("gzip $filename");
}
"Why do they call it new version?"
To make new money. Every year sees new cars too, and the 'new model' never is perfect, just different, more trendy, and "New". "New" is a magic word you know.
"Why do people buy them?"
1) Because it's preloaded on their new PC
2) Because it has prettier colors and people are bored with the blue-grey of the older stuff
3) Because people still hope it might fix some bugs. People like gambling too you know.
4) Because it makes you fly. Just like Red Bull
"talking out your ass!"
Not really, I was just repeating what the journalists of techTV said... thank you very much.
The Xbox itself too was overhyper long before it became available. And even then it wasn't really available except in crashed form in store displays.
Last I heard PS2 was still outsold the Xbox and the Gamecube combined this Xmas season...
Xmas, Xbox, hmm, coincidence? The holy box?