How do you pick from fink, macports, or homebrew? I could never use one because I can't seem to figure out which of the 3 competing projects is the better choice.
Try them out, see what you like best. Macports has been around the longest and is the most mature so it's a good place to start. I'm using Homebrew myself right now, it plays nice with stuff that's already installed in OSX instead of installing its own versions and installs in/usr/local by default, just where it like it. Though if you want a recent version of samba Macports is the way to go right now, there's no recipe in Homebrew yet AFAIK.
"I just know it's much less hassle to install stuff on Linux than try to force OSX to work the way I want it to."
Fixed that for you. For me for a simple home server it'd go OSX, OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, then Linux just based on my personal preferences and level of experience with the different OS's. Choice, got to love it.
A mac mini is pretty cheap, easy to hide away and has low power consumption. I never had one die on me either. Lion server is only $49.99 (plus $29 if you need to upgrade to Lion first.) That's very reasonably priced in my book. I think it might be actually less than I paid for a SuSE boxed set I bought back in the day.
There's also a big security push in Lion with encryption, sandboxing, etc. Since there seems to a consensus that Postgresql is more secure that might also be part of it.
It's not prebuilt but Macports has ports for samba 3.2.15 and samba 4.0.0tp5. Installing from Macports isn't difficult for anyone with a modicum of unix savvy.
Makes sense for home or small business use especially for all-Apple shops. Apple's big on using open source where it makes sense (and where the license is compatible), it permeates OSX.
The developers were told that they'd get no income from the giveaway. The developers asked Amazon for confirmation that they'd get no money. Amazon responded that yes, they would get no money. The developers decided to give their app away regardless. The developers were upset that they then got no money. The developers decided to bitch and moan about it.
They thought it was a raw deal afterwards, came to their conclusion and quit the Amazon Store. Then they issued a nice article warning others and explaining their reasons. What's not to like ?
And where is the evidence that they didn't see increased sales from this? Where is the evidence that Amazon refuses to let developers publicly discuss the terms -- especially considering that this dev is publicly discussing the terms?
RTFA : "Did the exposure count for much in the days afterwards? That’s also a big no, the day after saw a blip in sales, followed by things going back to exactly where we started, selling a few apps a day." Also they added a graph of sales to the article as proof (see update 2 in TFA)
Where is the evidence that Amazon refuses to let developers publicly discuss the terms -- especially considering that this dev is publicly discussing the terms?
You want proof people are being told not to discuss the terms from the people who are being told not to discuss them but doubt the person who did come forward ? Let Amazon issue a clear denial.
Could you have found a more biased site. They readily admit they are paid by Apple.
Citation needed. If you can provide I'll happily ignore them from now on.
Besides that proves nothing. If Apple isn't scared, why are they trying to get the courts to prevent Samsung from selling a much demanded competing product.
They are protecting their IP, it's protect it or lose it. I don't like the patent system as it exists but I also know it doesn't pay to try to be a lamb when you are surrounded by wolves.
Who makes the screens in the iPad? Who is begging who to please supply them with more screens?
Multiple sources according to CNET : "Industry online paper DigiTimes is also reporting that Chimei Innolux will also help in producing screen replacement units for iPads along with LG Display and Samsung Electronics."
I think Apple is scared, that it might not be getting the next generation of screens if Samsung has need for it themselves. If Samsung can make more money selling tablets then selling screens, Apple is screwed because Samsung is currently in the lead in the screen market especially oled.
Apple doesn't use OLED screens, Samsung so far hasn't proven itself in the tablet market unlike in the smartphone market and even there it can't touch Apple's volume. Doesn't seem so scary to me.
Also, this isn't just about tablets, iPhone sales are lower then Android sales and Samsung sells a lot of Android phones.
Apple is trying to get rid of the competition. Same as MS did with IE and we all know how that worked out for browser users. Apple without competition would be as boring in its line-up as MS.
I'll agree the gloves are definitely off and no punches are being pulled but it's no use blaming the player for the rules of the game. Patent reform is the only thing that will end this once and for all.
That is not a business decision, that's an admission they cannot compete.
Because Sumsung's Android gear has been selling so well they've decided to no longer report the numbers, to...um... not make anyone jealous. You can see why Apple might be shaking in their boots.
I definitely know people like that. Some people just can't stand the way OSX works. Me I'm the opposite, switching to mac felt like coming home. Different strokes for different folks, that's why we have choice.
In related news, pictures of Linux have been found to light up the same parts of the brain as showing people a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
Seriously though, lighting up the same area of the the brain automatically makes it a "religious experience" ? It can't just be esthetic appreciation or pleasure ? Crappy science media.
I go see display models to find out if something can withstand a months of people constantly pawing at it and randomly pushing stuff. If it's somewhat greasy but in good working order it's a keeper for sure.
You are arguing that everyone needs to be a sysadmin with the skillset that goes with it in order to have a tablet which is properly backed up ? Good luck with that.
(you need to replace stock ROM with Cyanogen, but Cyanogen is by far superior ROM anyway).
That pretty much sums up the problem with Android doesn't it ? Maybe Android is so popular among geeks because they can't stand the thought of no longer being needed to do stupid shit like this for all their friends and family members. Geek codependency.
Not in Belgium as far as I can see. Neither on the train (I've seen maybe 1 non-Apple tablet) nor at retailers where Android tablets lie forlorn in bargain bins while the iPad display tables are always crowded.
Unofficial tools exist. There's no mystery, Apple releases tools on their platform which support their platform just like MS does or pretty much every vendor since the dawn of time. Why the hell would they want to waste all that effort to port Xcode to Windows and/or Linux ?
Except that the Verisign SSL cert is used so other people can trust me. I kinda trust myself not do steal my own privacy or infect my own devices, so why do I still need to pay $99 to Apple in order to be able to trust myself?
True, I hope Apple changes this in future.
Also, why doesn't Apple allow developers to use any development tools they want? There's no good technical reason for that. It's not so much the money that's the problem with Apple, it's the complete lack of choice.
There's no secret sauce, it's all just gcc in the end. See also iPhone Dev, which has been around since the original iPhone :
"The goal of the iphone-dev project is to create a free, portable, high quality toolchain to enable development for the Apple iPhone and other embedded devices based on the ARM/Darwin platform."
Supported and tested on a bunch of Linux distributions too. Of course you don't get the nice GUI etc. you get in Xcode, but you can't blame Apple for not porting that to other platforms anymore than you would expect MS to port Visual Studio to Linux.
...kind of depends on what you want to do with a tablet/phone and whether or not this will run afoul of Steve's vision and what the devout fanboys think you should be doing with a tablet.
More and more it becomes easier and easier to want things that the devout fanboys will call "geeky".
Sure they could go after those people, but that's what you might call a niche market. I don't see Samsung doing that though, it looks like they are trying to beat the iPad at its own game which is a losing proposition. That's probably why the article speculates if they could beat the iPad on price. Frankly I think if Samsung could do that they would've done so already.
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Man, I used to love "UFO: Enemy Unknown" on my Amiga. What's this version like, is it feature complete ?
I have google apps for personal and company mail and I have a std.
+1 unfortunate use of abbreviation
How do you pick from fink, macports, or homebrew? I could never use one because I can't seem to figure out which of the 3 competing projects is the better choice.
Try them out, see what you like best. Macports has been around the longest and is the most mature so it's a good place to start. I'm using Homebrew myself right now, it plays nice with stuff that's already installed in OSX instead of installing its own versions and installs in /usr/local by default, just where it like it. Though if you want a recent version of samba Macports is the way to go right now, there's no recipe in Homebrew yet AFAIK.
"I just know it's much less hassle to install stuff on Linux than try to force OSX to work the way I want it to."
Fixed that for you. For me for a simple home server it'd go OSX, OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, then Linux just based on my personal preferences and level of experience with the different OS's. Choice, got to love it.
A mac mini is pretty cheap, easy to hide away and has low power consumption. I never had one die on me either.
Lion server is only $49.99 (plus $29 if you need to upgrade to Lion first.) That's very reasonably priced in my book. I think it might be actually less than I paid for a SuSE boxed set I bought back in the day.
Why not, as long as it's not started up by default what's the harm ? Disk space isn't exactly at a premium these days.
There's also a big security push in Lion with encryption, sandboxing, etc. Since there seems to a consensus that Postgresql is more secure that might also be part of it.
It's not prebuilt but Macports has ports for samba 3.2.15 and samba 4.0.0tp5. Installing from Macports isn't difficult for anyone with a modicum of unix savvy.
Makes sense for home or small business use especially for all-Apple shops. Apple's big on using open source where it makes sense (and where the license is compatible), it permeates OSX.
Goncentration Gamp?
Now with Zyclon B(eta).
They should send it to CSI to enhance it.
The developers were told that they'd get no income from the giveaway.
The developers asked Amazon for confirmation that they'd get no money.
Amazon responded that yes, they would get no money.
The developers decided to give their app away regardless.
The developers were upset that they then got no money.
The developers decided to bitch and moan about it.
They thought it was a raw deal afterwards, came to their conclusion and quit the Amazon Store. Then they issued a nice article warning others and explaining their reasons. What's not to like ?
And where is the evidence that they didn't see increased sales from this? Where is the evidence that Amazon refuses to let developers publicly discuss the terms -- especially considering that this dev is publicly discussing the terms?
RTFA : "Did the exposure count for much in the days afterwards? That’s also a big no, the day after saw a blip in sales, followed by things going back to exactly where we started, selling a few apps a day." Also they added a graph of sales to the article as proof (see update 2 in TFA)
Where is the evidence that Amazon refuses to let developers publicly discuss the terms -- especially considering that this dev is publicly discussing the terms?
You want proof people are being told not to discuss the terms from the people who are being told not to discuss them but doubt the person who did come forward ?
Let Amazon issue a clear denial.
Could you have found a more biased site. They readily admit they are paid by Apple.
Citation needed. If you can provide I'll happily ignore them from now on.
Besides that proves nothing.
If Apple isn't scared, why are they trying to get the courts to prevent Samsung from selling a much demanded competing product.
They are protecting their IP, it's protect it or lose it. I don't like the patent system as it exists but I also know it doesn't pay to try to be a lamb when you are surrounded by wolves.
Sorry if this shatters your fanboyish delusions.
Arguments, not insults please.
Who makes the screens in the iPad? Who is begging who to please supply them with more screens?
Multiple sources according to CNET : "Industry online paper DigiTimes is also reporting that Chimei Innolux will also help in producing screen replacement units for iPads along with LG Display and Samsung Electronics."
I think Apple is scared, that it might not be getting the next generation of screens if Samsung has need for it themselves. If Samsung can make more money selling tablets then selling screens, Apple is screwed because Samsung is currently in the lead in the screen market especially oled.
Apple doesn't use OLED screens, Samsung so far hasn't proven itself in the tablet market unlike in the smartphone market and even there it can't touch Apple's volume. Doesn't seem so scary to me.
Also, this isn't just about tablets, iPhone sales are lower then Android sales and Samsung sells a lot of Android phones.
Apple is trying to get rid of the competition. Same as MS did with IE and we all know how that worked out for browser users. Apple without competition would be as boring in its line-up as MS.
I'll agree the gloves are definitely off and no punches are being pulled but it's no use blaming the player for the rules of the game. Patent reform is the only thing that will end this once and for all.
That is not a business decision, that's an admission they cannot compete.
Because Sumsung's Android gear has been selling so well they've decided to no longer report the numbers, to ...um... not make anyone jealous. You can see why Apple might be shaking in their boots.
Cheap Android tablets: so versatile. (Note: don't click if you can't take a joke.)
I definitely know people like that. Some people just can't stand the way OSX works. Me I'm the opposite, switching to mac felt like coming home. Different strokes for different folks, that's why we have choice.
In related news, pictures of Linux have been found to light up the same parts of the brain as showing people a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
Seriously though, lighting up the same area of the the brain automatically makes it a "religious experience" ? It can't just be esthetic appreciation or pleasure ? Crappy science media.
I go see display models to find out if something can withstand a months of people constantly pawing at it and randomly pushing stuff. If it's somewhat greasy but in good working order it's a keeper for sure.
You are arguing that everyone needs to be a sysadmin with the skillset that goes with it in order to have a tablet which is properly backed up ? Good luck with that.
(you need to replace stock ROM with Cyanogen, but Cyanogen is by far superior ROM anyway).
That pretty much sums up the problem with Android doesn't it ? Maybe Android is so popular among geeks because they can't stand the thought of no longer being needed to do stupid shit like this for all their friends and family members. Geek codependency.
Not in Belgium as far as I can see. Neither on the train (I've seen maybe 1 non-Apple tablet) nor at retailers where Android tablets lie forlorn in bargain bins while the iPad display tables are always crowded.
Unofficial tools exist. There's no mystery, Apple releases tools on their platform which support their platform just like MS does or pretty much every vendor since the dawn of time. Why the hell would they want to waste all that effort to port Xcode to Windows and/or Linux ?
Except that the Verisign SSL cert is used so other people can trust me. I kinda trust myself not do steal my own privacy or infect my own devices, so why do I still need to pay $99 to Apple in order to be able to trust myself?
True, I hope Apple changes this in future.
Also, why doesn't Apple allow developers to use any development tools they want? There's no good technical reason for that. It's not so much the money that's the problem with Apple, it's the complete lack of choice.
There's no secret sauce, it's all just gcc in the end. See also iPhone Dev, which has been around since the original iPhone :
"The goal of the iphone-dev project is to create a free, portable, high quality toolchain to enable development for the Apple iPhone and other embedded devices based on the ARM/Darwin platform."
Supported and tested on a bunch of Linux distributions too. Of course you don't get the nice GUI etc. you get in Xcode, but you can't blame Apple for not porting that to other platforms anymore than you would expect MS to port Visual Studio to Linux.
...kind of depends on what you want to do with a tablet/phone and whether or not this will run afoul of Steve's vision and what the devout fanboys think you should be doing with a tablet.
More and more it becomes easier and easier to want things that the devout fanboys will call "geeky".
Sure they could go after those people, but that's what you might call a niche market. I don't see Samsung doing that though, it looks like they are trying to beat the iPad at its own game which is a losing proposition. That's probably why the article speculates if they could beat the iPad on price. Frankly I think if Samsung could do that they would've done so already.