About the only benefit that I can see from this new API is a unified driver programming interface.
But then, aren't we coming back to the eternal question of the real value of unified drivers? Those can't be as performant as native drivers, so there will probably always be a need to develop OS-specific drivers for hardware.
I've heard before that the 2.4 kernel would include support for the PPP over ethernet protocol at kernel level. PPPoE is used mostly by ADSL internet service provider, and will become more widely used as some ISP switch from dhcp to pppoe.
Does anybody knows if pppoe will make it in the 2.4 kernel, or if it will ever be?
Ok, I have to admit I'm a french-speaking person, and even though I saw that numerous times, I still don't knows what means "pouring hot grits down your pants" and from where comes the Natalie Portman fetishism... anyone would care to explain? please? guillaume
If you have 10,000 players, then you need 1,000,000 NPCs
Then, I don't really see the point of making this a multiplayer game, if just one out of a hundred other characters is a real player. You could play for hours before meeting someone "real".
I don't see how you can call a OS intuitive if you have to push the "Start" button to stop the machine...
Some people think it's intuitive because they are used to it, but it isn't.
It is like saying that Ctrl-Alt-Del is the logical key combination to reboot a machine. This isn't intuitive, it's just that you know it now that you've used it so many times... (at least if you use windows ofthen)
I guess you could easily answer those questions yourself.
X and other standards are good, but what you usually are looking for in a game is _performance_ and good framerate, and god knows that the X-windows system isn't too good for that. And the typical Linux gamer will play games on a desktop machine, so having the X server on the same machine won't bother him at all.
Also, compliance to such standards can be cumbersome, and the obligation to meet them could discourage the port of games to Linux, as developpers will prefer some much simpler API.
I used to regret buying an ATI 128 card, due to the fact that the driver weren't too impressive (on windows and on X), but with that and the upcoming XFree86 4.0, I guess future does look bright afther all.
Big companies always need to get more control over what they distributes and the medium they use to do so. For example ff they can't trust the internet to protect their encrypted streams, they won't use it. They will always push the consumer to buy the new expensive gadgets, and to use more proprietary technologies. For the mainstream user, standards might be good, but it hurts the small independant studios and music houses. There is definetly a need to fight those big money_and_power-craving companies, and those fights won't probably ever be won in court.
It's like for MP3s: they don't really hurt the artist as much as the record companies. An artist might get a buck or two for an album, they usually make their money by touring. A huge record company will lose a lot of money, since they usually profit from CD sales and not tours. So the artist might be the winner in a more open distribution scheme. But of course, those who got the money controls the law, so we might be screwed up afther all.
I just hope they'll put up a reverse engineering class in computer sciences at my university;)
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guillaume
But then, aren't we coming back to the eternal question of the real value of unified drivers? Those can't be as performant as native drivers, so there will probably always be a need to develop OS-specific drivers for hardware.
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guillaume
I don't know for active, though...
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guillaume
I think it should always be like this, this is so much more neutral and makes things interesting.
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guillaume
Does anybody knows if pppoe will make it in the 2.4 kernel, or if it will ever be?
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guillaume
I don't feel more intelligent now that I know what it means, but I sure feel less ignorant...
mmm... hot grits, eh?
Ok, I have to admit I'm a french-speaking person, and even though I saw that numerous times, I still don't knows what means "pouring hot grits down your pants" and from where comes the Natalie Portman fetishism... anyone would care to explain? please?
guillaume
I did confused things a bit, should not post that late at night...
guillaume
Scientists and engineers also have to take in consideration the fact that the sun makes a "pressure" on satellites that can change their trajectories.
And there is a possibility to make a solar sailboat, with a huge thin sheet of a resistant refractive material.
guillaume
Then, I don't really see the point of making this a multiplayer game, if just one out of a hundred other characters is a real player. You could play for hours before meeting someone "real".
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guillaume
Well, I think that if something that is for nerds and that does really matter, it is the release of such a major piece of software.
So please don't bother us with your complaints, and just go uncheck that box.
guillaume
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You think my English is bad? Then how is your French?
Some people think it's intuitive because they are used to it, but it isn't.
It is like saying that Ctrl-Alt-Del is the logical key combination to reboot a machine. This isn't intuitive, it's just that you know it now that you've used it so many times... (at least if you use windows ofthen)
X and other standards are good, but what you usually are looking for in a game is _performance_ and good framerate, and god knows that the X-windows system isn't too good for that. And the typical Linux gamer will play games on a desktop machine, so having the X server on the same machine won't bother him at all.
Also, compliance to such standards can be cumbersome, and the obligation to meet them could discourage the port of games to Linux, as developpers will prefer some much simpler API.
guillaume
I'm pretty sure you won't buy it anyway if you have a good altenative running under a free OS.
guillaume
I used to regret buying an ATI 128 card, due to the fact that the driver weren't too impressive (on windows and on X), but with that and the upcoming XFree86 4.0, I guess future does look bright afther all.
Do you think any power line or pylon could hold under an accumulation of 30 centimeters of ice?
Make sure you can back up your statement, because one like this just makes you look like a fool.
Pi mange donc d'la marde.
It's like for MP3s: they don't really hurt the artist as much as the record companies. An artist might get a buck or two for an album, they usually make their money by touring. A huge record company will lose a lot of money, since they usually profit from CD sales and not tours. So the artist might be the winner in a more open distribution scheme. But of course, those who got the money controls the law, so we might be screwed up afther all.
I just hope they'll put up a reverse engineering class in computer sciences at my university ;)
print ($ENV{SANE})?(($clarity)?('wtf? do i crititsize your coding style?':`rm -rf
Man! I just ran your script, I can't figure how to use my system anymore and there is two men in black knocking at my door, what should I do??