For those who do not want to build their own
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Vector Linux 4 Reviewed
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· Score: 4, Interesting
Reviews highlighting a distro built for speed are useful for those who are unable/unwilling to build their own Linux system.
Recently I bought a mini-itx system to put in my car. At that point, I wanted something lighweight (runs on VIA C3 Proc) and fast. I ended up building a Linux From Scratch system, but if I did not have the skill or inclination for something like that a distro optimized for slower hardware would be a great choice.
Even though I built a LFS system, I could have saved a bit of time by installing a binary distro. LFS took me several days of steady compiling to complete. (I did most of the build work on my desktop and simply copied the files over, but still.)
For someone like me who started using Linux at approximately the same time as I started working in IT, Linus (through Linux) has been one of the most influential people in the technology related part of my life.
Linux has taught me more about computers than even my 3 1/2 years on a helpdesk(win98/NT). The free exchange of ideas, introduced to me through Linux, has shaped much more than my technology life and I can even see examples of it in other areas of my life.
In summary, Linus being one of the most influential men in technology sounds correct to me.
I run 2.4.22 at work and 2.6.0-testX at home. The 2.6.0test(vanilla) series feel much more responsive, especially in X. I have not done any real benchmarks of my systems, but after working with 2.4 all day 2.6 seems to fly.
Cisco routers can use VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Masks). On one interface of a router you can have a subnet of 192.168.1.0/24 (255.255.255.0 mask) and on another interface you can have 192.168.1.224/27 (255.255.255.228 mask). You just can't have the IPs of 192.168.1.224-255 on the interface with the mask of/24.
I am not sure if this would solve your issue, but a DHCP server with a CIDR (Classless InterDomain Routing) would most likely be a better solution.
After reading many (most?) of the comments so far it seems there are two basic arguments represented.
1) Information wants to be free and it is ok to share it (i.e. movies and such) because sharing is morally, but not legally justifible.
2) "Sharing" of information is legally and morally wrong.
My New Theory (tm) says that most people think the sharing of the disputed information (ie movies and such) is morally wrong. However, given the fact that the information is so difficult to obtain in a reasonably priced fashion many people resort to sharing or theft. If the peonple who created the information had a way to advertise and distribute it themselves things would be vastly different. Enter the internet.
Ex. Why do we need a movie studio to produce quality films? (We don't, but please bear with me) Who has the couple hundred million on hand to create a movie? The movie studio has the necessary capital and also claims all rights to the film. Once the film is made the actors and others working on the film get paid a very handsome sum of money. Once they are paid the studio can then rape^H^H^H^H recoupe from consumers their expenses... plus some. If the actors were willing to take a pay cut and cut out the movie studio could not films be made that we could stream on the internet for a $1 or maybe go to a theatre and pay $1 to watch.
Personal example StarWars EP2:AOTC was a decent movie. I paid my $8 dollars or so to watch it on opening night. I will not spend another $8 to watch it again, but if I could see it for a $1 or stream it to my home for a $1 I would have watched it several time by now. Of the $8 I spent how much did George Lucas and the actors, etc. receive? I do not know the exact amount, but my guess is somewhere in the range of $1-$2. If I could stream that same film with all the profits going to the information creators they would have received double maybe triple that amount by now.
Anyway my theory makes sense to me (probably to noone else), but will there be anyone who has the courage to attempt this (legally) and take on the rath (and revenue stream) of the MPAA.
I find it very interesting to watch these worms/viri spread. If we could get companies to fix the design flaws in their software then these scenarios would occur very less frequently.
While I was in the Marine Corps, a couple of years ago, there was an initiative to remove all Solaris and other *nix type systems from use. The rationale was that it required less knowledge to maintain a WinNT based system. I did not agree with this thinking, but at least it appears that some of the more prominent people are seriously considering the benefits of using Open Source software.
If I remember correctly from school (some time ago), the way that stars create heat and light is different from our nuclear reactors. i.e. It is much more efficent and does not have the radioactive byproducts. If scientists can determine a way to do the same thing maybe we can start to ease the energy burdens the US currently has.
If only the entire article had been posted.
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To the Moon, Alice
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Maybe you should read his website? It explains that he will be using a 120 ft tower to launch. This tower will allow his rocket stability until air is moving fast enough over its fin to accomplish the same thing. This idea is mentioned at the bottom of the page you provided a link to.
Here is the specific page on his site.
http://www.rocketguy.com/rocket/model.html
Just FYI
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As a former active duty Marine I applaud the research being done with non-lethal weapons. The Marine Corps is often used as the US overseas police force. Marines guard the US embassies all over the world. Rioting and aggitated crowd control are problems Marines face. If a Marine were to use a M16 and kill a member of an aggitated crowd it would only worsen a poor situation. Non-lethal weapons are the best technology available for these types of missions.
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I think the important point is to let the users determine what categories of ads they will see. If the user is shopping for a specific item then ads about that will be much more successful.
Maybe space exploration is just having some bad karma. NASA losses a Mars lander and now, EarthWatch losses its second satellite. Glad I haven't invested in them.:)
I can see the headlines now.
From NEWS.COM:
May 7, 2007 - Today a patch to the Linux kernel enabling it to run on LeeCPU systems makes it the first OS to provide support for these powerful new systems.
I have been browsing the web with Mozilla M18 since about the time the story appeared on Slashdot, and I must say that the stability is much improved from M17 and previous milestone builds. I have had one crash in the last few hours. (While trying to install the Java support.) Probably due to operator error.:) I have been able to access corporate web sites with lots of Java apps with no problems. The speed of web page rendering has also surprised me.:) Congrats to the Mozilla team and keep up the hard work.
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Reviews highlighting a distro built for speed are useful for those who are unable/unwilling to build their own Linux system.
Recently I bought a mini-itx system to put in my car. At that point, I wanted something lighweight (runs on VIA C3 Proc) and fast. I ended up building a Linux From Scratch system, but if I did not have the skill or inclination for something like that a distro optimized for slower hardware would be a great choice.
Even though I built a LFS system, I could have saved a bit of time by installing a binary distro. LFS took me several days of steady compiling to complete. (I did most of the build work on my desktop and simply copied the files over, but still.)
the_crowbarFor someone like me who started using Linux at approximately the same time as I started working in IT, Linus (through Linux) has been one of the most influential people in the technology related part of my life.
Linux has taught me more about computers than even my 3 1/2 years on a helpdesk(win98/NT). The free exchange of ideas, introduced to me through Linux, has shaped much more than my technology life and I can even see examples of it in other areas of my life.
In summary, Linus being one of the most influential men in technology sounds correct to me.
-the_crowbarIf only it were 8 hours a day. My payweek ends today and I have some 60-65 hours so far.
Heh! At least I have a job.
-the_crowbar
I run 2.4.22 at work and 2.6.0-testX at home. The 2.6.0test(vanilla) series feel much more responsive, especially in X. I have not done any real benchmarks of my systems, but after working with 2.4 all day 2.6 seems to fly.
Just my observation
-the_crowbar
If Congress keeps extending Copyright then Linus will hold the Copyright well into the year 3000 or longer.
Yea, this is a joke.
$ artsdsp mplayer some_file.mpg
The KDE folks say it doesn't work for every app, but it does for many of them.
HTHthe_crowbar
Cisco routers can use VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Masks). On one interface of a router you can have a subnet of 192.168.1.0/24 (255.255.255.0 mask) and on another interface you can have 192.168.1.224/27 (255.255.255.228 mask). You just can't have the IPs of 192.168.1.224-255 on the interface with the mask of /24.
I am not sure if this would solve your issue, but a DHCP server with a CIDR (Classless InterDomain Routing) would most likely be a better solution.
the_crowbar1) Information wants to be free and it is ok to share it (i.e. movies and such) because sharing is morally, but not legally justifible.
2) "Sharing" of information is legally and morally wrong.
My New Theory (tm) says that most people think the sharing of the disputed information (ie movies and such) is morally wrong. However, given the fact that the information is so difficult to obtain in a reasonably priced fashion many people resort to sharing or theft. If the peonple who created the information had a way to advertise and distribute it themselves things would be vastly different. Enter the internet.
Ex. Why do we need a movie studio to produce quality films? (We don't, but please bear with me) Who has the couple hundred million on hand to create a movie? The movie studio has the necessary capital and also claims all rights to the film. Once the film is made the actors and others working on the film get paid a very handsome sum of money. Once they are paid the studio can then rape^H^H^H^H recoupe from consumers their expenses... plus some. If the actors were willing to take a pay cut and cut out the movie studio could not films be made that we could stream on the internet for a $1 or maybe go to a theatre and pay $1 to watch.Personal example StarWars EP2:AOTC was a decent movie. I paid my $8 dollars or so to watch it on opening night. I will not spend another $8 to watch it again, but if I could see it for a $1 or stream it to my home for a $1 I would have watched it several time by now. Of the $8 I spent how much did George Lucas and the actors, etc. receive? I do not know the exact amount, but my guess is somewhere in the range of $1-$2. If I could stream that same film with all the profits going to the information creators they would have received double maybe triple that amount by now.
Anyway my theory makes sense to me (probably to noone else), but will there be anyone who has the courage to attempt this (legally) and take on the rath (and revenue stream) of the MPAA.
-the_crowbarI am not a neurologist, but I think the problem with this is how do you extract the state of every neuron in a brin? the_crowbar
I find it very interesting to watch these worms/viri spread. If we could get companies to fix the design flaws in their software then these scenarios would occur very less frequently.
the_crowbar
If only the entire article had been posted.
the_crowbar
Maybe you should read his website? It explains that he will be using a 120 ft tower to launch. This tower will allow his rocket stability until air is moving fast enough over its fin to accomplish the same thing. This idea is mentioned at the bottom of the page you provided a link to. Here is the specific page on his site.
http://www.rocketguy.com/rocket/model.html
Just FYI
the_crowbar
Don't worry, your documents will never fall into the wrong hands....no one will have them. Hope your backups are good.
As a former active duty Marine I applaud the research being done with non-lethal weapons. The Marine Corps is often used as the US overseas police force. Marines guard the US embassies all over the world. Rioting and aggitated crowd control are problems Marines face. If a Marine were to use a M16 and kill a member of an aggitated crowd it would only worsen a poor situation. Non-lethal weapons are the best technology available for these types of missions.
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I think the important point is to let the users determine what categories of ads they will see. If the user is shopping for a specific item then ads about that will be much more successful.
Maybe space exploration is just having some bad karma. :)
NASA losses a Mars lander and now, EarthWatch losses its second satellite.
Glad I haven't invested in them.
the_crowbar
I can see the headlines now.
From NEWS.COM:
May 7, 2007 - Today a patch to the Linux kernel enabling it to run on LeeCPU systems makes it the first OS to provide support for these powerful new systems.
Not too sure about your platform, but under Win32 I see from TaskManager:
mozilla.exe 37,904k
Of course my memory cache is set to 32,768k, but the somewhere near 40M is where it has stayed the last hour or so.
I have been browsing the web with Mozilla M18 since about the time the story appeared on Slashdot, and I must say that the stability is much improved from M17 and previous milestone builds. I have had one crash in the last few hours. (While trying to install the Java support.) Probably due to operator error. :) I have been able to access corporate web sites with lots of Java apps with no problems. The speed of web page rendering has also surprised me. :) Congrats to the Mozilla team and keep up the hard work.