I tried Ceph at around 5 computers for two weeks and experienced dataloss (reported the bug). They have probably fixed it by now. After that, I switched to MooseFS, which works great (although it's not as advanced as Ceph). MooseFS has done a great job for a year now.
Only package maintainers should have to care about the underlying directory structure. Developers provide autoconf/scons/cmake/... scripts. Users can use the GUI and store their documents in their Documents folder. Never mind the Powerusers, they will always feel that things are either too advanced or too dumbed down, until they become Developers (tm).
Look, if you install Mac OS X on a random laptop, you won't complain if it doesn't support the hardware. Further, if you install Windows on a laptop with some unusual hardware, you won't blame the operating system if it doesn't work, but the lack of drivers from the vendors. The truth is that Linux supports more hardware than any other operating system. If it doesn't work on your laptop, be fair, and blame the lack of drivers on the hardware vendors.
I know at least three pieces of hardware that now work with Ubuntu 8.10, that didn't with 8.04: - Wacom Bamboo One ("wacom") - Radeon HD3850 ("fglrx") - WD 150 GB Raptor
If you keep feeding a person, do you really help that person and yourself in the long run? OLPC is a great supplement to helping developing nations. They are not edible, but over time they might be helpful in putting food on a few tables.
If we really wish to grow that old, I have more faith in prohibiting people from having children before they are at age X. Set this age to 40, and many people will not be able to have children today. Increase X incrementially through generations, in order to make sure that only the ones that live long enough to reproduce will survive. Longer lives should arise. It's quite inhumane, though.
You have my full sympathy. My workplace is almost as draconian as yours, which is one of the reasons I'm switching jobs soon. Surely, others must feel the same way as you? If you go together as a group, and tell the managment that you're thinking of switching jobs because of the regulations, surely they must at least listen? Just an idea. Good luck to you.:)
What do they say about booting live CDs, booting from USB or using Linux under QEMU for Windows? Where do they draw the limit between Linux and non-Linux? How about Cygwin?
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If you wish to try out Plan 9 without burning a CD and rebooting, Free OS Zoo offers an image of Plan 9 (108M) that works fine with theQemu emulator.
Step-by-step instructions for a Debian-based distro:
Debian (and Ubuntu) have several lsb-packages that provides LSB-support (although the description of the package clearly states that the presence of the package should not be interpreted as a sign of full compliance (in similar (but different) wording)). Debian is also on the "team" behind the evolving LSB-standard (see freedesktop.org or search the web).
I think LSB is great. For instance, people can write OpenGL-software and target lsb-graphics; instant portability.
And, most important of all, if you're ever to sell shrink-wrapped boxes with linux-software, you can attach an "LSB-compliant" sticker to it.:)
Based on what I know about the demoscene, I don't think Farbrausch really care that much about design patterns. I rather attribute kkriger to their brilliance than abstraction layers, encapsulation and design patterns. The Demoscene have a long tradition of writing everything in one pile of assembly.;)
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"gotten" instead of "contracted", perhaps.
I tried Ceph at around 5 computers for two weeks and experienced dataloss (reported the bug). They have probably fixed it by now.
After that, I switched to MooseFS, which works great (although it's not as advanced as Ceph). MooseFS has done a great job for a year now.
Only package maintainers should have to care about the underlying directory structure. Developers provide autoconf/scons/cmake/... scripts. Users can use the GUI and store their documents in their Documents folder. Never mind the Powerusers, they will always feel that things are either too advanced or too dumbed down, until they become Developers (tm).
It wasn't me, it was my hand.
It's ironic how the law system in "the land of the free" is all about money.
In reference to "if the other guy compiles and doesn't challenge them", I think you meant complies. Compilation is fun too though:
gcc -funroll-loops
Look, if you install Mac OS X on a random laptop, you won't complain if it doesn't support the hardware. Further, if you install Windows on a laptop with some unusual hardware, you won't blame the operating system if it doesn't work, but the lack of drivers from the vendors. The truth is that Linux supports more hardware than any other operating system. If it doesn't work on your laptop, be fair, and blame the lack of drivers on the hardware vendors.
I know at least three pieces of hardware that now work with Ubuntu 8.10, that didn't with 8.04:
- Wacom Bamboo One ("wacom")
- Radeon HD3850 ("fglrx")
- WD 150 GB Raptor
And with that, Intrepid solves all hardware
Thanks, nice to know. ArchLinux also works on the Acer Aspire One. Great little machine. :)
Make the kids act out what it's like being network packages, and let one kid be the switch.
Also, an ear can represent a port. The kids can whisper to each other and ports can be closed by holding a hand over an ear.
Vim has that. :) Block select: Ctrl + v
Hah. USA is not in balance, but very close to raw capitalism.
What can Palm do? Easy:
1. Make a device that's better than the iPhone
2. Make the software open source
We should just a have a global time-server that dictates the time. If communication breaks down, we're in deep sh**t anyway.
There is no such thing as a proof, except from math and law. You can disproof, but not proof.
If you keep feeding a person, do you really help that person and yourself in the long run?
OLPC is a great supplement to helping developing nations. They are not edible, but over time they might be helpful in putting food on a few tables.
If we really wish to grow that old, I have more faith in prohibiting people from having children before they are at age X. Set this age to 40, and many people will not be able to have children today. Increase X incrementially through generations, in order to make sure that only the ones that live long enough to reproduce will survive. Longer lives should arise. It's quite inhumane, though.
You have my full sympathy. My workplace is almost as draconian as yours, which is one of the reasons I'm switching jobs soon. Surely, others must feel the same way as you? If you go together as a group, and tell the managment that you're thinking of switching jobs because of the regulations, surely they must at least listen? Just an idea. Good luck to you. :)
What do they say about booting live CDs, booting from USB or using Linux under QEMU for Windows? Where do they draw the limit between Linux and non-Linux? How about Cygwin?
If you wish to try out Plan 9 without burning a CD and rebooting, Free OS Zoo offers an image of Plan 9 (108M) that works fine with theQemu emulator.
Step-by-step instructions for a Debian-based distro:
Other tips:
Good luck!
Debian (and Ubuntu) have several lsb-packages that provides LSB-support (although the description of the package clearly states that the presence of the package should not be interpreted as a sign of full compliance (in similar (but different) wording)). Debian is also on the "team" behind the evolving LSB-standard (see freedesktop.org or search the web).
:)
I think LSB is great. For instance, people can write OpenGL-software and target lsb-graphics; instant portability.
And, most important of all, if you're ever to sell shrink-wrapped boxes with linux-software, you can attach an "LSB-compliant" sticker to it.
granted, it's only for wireless networking
you can use windows-drivers with ndiswrapper
Based on what I know about the demoscene, I don't think Farbrausch really care that much about design patterns. I rather attribute kkriger to their brilliance than abstraction layers, encapsulation and design patterns. The Demoscene have a long tradition of writing everything in one pile of assembly. ;)
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(2.15) S (g) = | min(sg , 0)|3/2 dVg.
Then it is easy to see that
(2.16) |(M )|3/2 = inf S ^ 3/2; (g).
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Of course, we all knew that.
You're overreacting, man. I've never spitted anywhere.