Why do we need to win anything over Windows? If people are happy with
windows, let them use it. If not, they should be able to gather the willpower to
switch, one way or other (not necessarily to Linux).
Linux is totally different from Windows. It's hard to see it as an
"improved version" because it's so fundamentally different. To portray
it as an improvement it would have to be similar in many ways, except
a little better in a few ways. In other words, dumb it down to make
the comparison easier.
Personally, I don't see that much importance in the development of
Windows-replacing desktop environments. One great thing about Linux is
that we can ditch the whole desktop schmesktop paradigm, and use
something different that better suits the job and personal
preferences.
It's nice to have a migration path when you're moving from Mac/Windows
to Linux. I used Gnome for this very purpose, but only for some time.
The choice you have in your first Linux UI will give some insight into the
whole freedom and choice thing. A standard desktop would
just propagate the old, limited ways.
If you're not ready to make some choices and change your habits, why
would you leave Windows anyway?
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When
contacted by ET, Microsoft India president Rajiv Nair was
somewhat cagey. Although he didn't deny the move, he merely said, "We
are evaluating the idea."
I guess giving the Windows source to aliens would confuse them enough
to not want to invade Earth.
There is at least one connection between transistor count and clock
speed: the length of the pipeline. Longer pipelines (i.e. more stages)
relate to higher clock speeds.
Isn't that quite obvious? Hire the people who best know the systems, and TCO will be low and things will go well.
On the other hand, it often seems that people assume Windows experience as default, and Linux training is treated as an additional cost. Whereas in reality Windows also requires training and experience.
CERN has x86 Linux workstations that form a cluster. I worked there in the
summer 2001. They are real workstations, not thin clients -- mine was
a dual P3 at 866 MHz. The clustering software was some proprietary or
custom one, at least it wasn't Mosix or Beowulf. A workstation was
disconnected from the cluster when you were logged in (which is why I
had to quit running distributed.net clients on them:-).
I think the problem is quite the opposite. Other browsers' bookmarks
interoperate quite nicely, but Opera has its own cryptic format. For
example, Phoenix's bookmark file is simple HTML which you can access
directly from other browsers, once you know the location.
> TiVo has welcomed users hacking their units. This hacker-friendly mentality has snowballed into a large community of customers doing who-knows-what with their units
There are extra features hidden behind a password. I guess it's hacker-friendly in a twisted way -- there's now a
distributed project to brute-force the password.
For the electronics hackers among you, there's a rather simple circuit
for VGA-TV conversion described here.
The principle is simple, because the TV is just a fixed frequency
monitor that takes RGB and timing signals. The circuit only converts
the timings. This means a little extra work on the software side, as you have
to configure X for the TV's resolution and frequency. Unfortunately
some video boards (such as mine) have a lower limit on the frequency
and the circuit won't work well. Otherwise it might be worth the hack:-)
You can compress data by removing all zeros, because they don't contain any information anyway. Besides, a "0" is more bulky than a "1" so you'll save more than half of the space.
Separation between content and presentation is a Good Thing. For example, it allows an easy migration of the old content to new presentation technologies. It's also one way to keep your code clean.
The possibility for text mode browsing is useful, for example with the bandwidth limitations of cell phones and dialup users. Personally, I prefer it for certain sites and ftp where I want to focus on the content.
While the 2.4 releases are (barely) newsworthy, why this? Are some
people still using the _latest_ 2.2 kernels? Is there a reason to
update to 2.2.x if you can't go 2.4 for some reason?
There is also zisofs -- read-only support of compressed ISO CDs. In read-only systems the compression actually makes sense, because the size does not change, and decompression is much faster than compression. To use these, you need additional tools, probably called mkzisofs.
Unfortunately, many CDs are used to store mp3/ogg/divx and the like, which don't really compress much. So zisofs is not necessarily very useful.
In addition, it doesn't mean "supernatural" either. This is another
confusion that people sometimes make. Just because UFOs, aliens and
the supernatural are somehow strange, doesn't mean they are related to
each other.
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Linux is totally different from Windows. It's hard to see it as an "improved version" because it's so fundamentally different. To portray it as an improvement it would have to be similar in many ways, except a little better in a few ways. In other words, dumb it down to make the comparison easier.
Personally, I don't see that much importance in the development of Windows-replacing desktop environments. One great thing about Linux is that we can ditch the whole desktop schmesktop paradigm, and use something different that better suits the job and personal preferences.
It's nice to have a migration path when you're moving from Mac/Windows to Linux. I used Gnome for this very purpose, but only for some time. The choice you have in your first Linux UI will give some insight into the whole freedom and choice thing. A standard desktop would just propagate the old, limited ways.
If you're not ready to make some choices and change your habits, why would you leave Windows anyway?
Solution: Read Slashdot.
#include ba_doom_ching.h
There is at least one connection between transistor count and clock speed: the length of the pipeline. Longer pipelines (i.e. more stages) relate to higher clock speeds.
As an IT profession, shouldn't that be garbage collector?
On the other hand, it often seems that people assume Windows experience as default, and Linux training is treated as an additional cost. Whereas in reality Windows also requires training and experience.
It's probably cheaper than everyone buying their iBooks separately. Bulk orders always work out cheaper per unit, moreso for educational institutions.
CERN has x86 Linux workstations that form a cluster. I worked there in the summer 2001. They are real workstations, not thin clients -- mine was a dual P3 at 866 MHz. The clustering software was some proprietary or custom one, at least it wasn't Mosix or Beowulf. A workstation was disconnected from the cluster when you were logged in (which is why I had to quit running distributed.net clients on them :-).
I think the problem is quite the opposite. Other browsers' bookmarks interoperate quite nicely, but Opera has its own cryptic format. For example, Phoenix's bookmark file is simple HTML which you can access directly from other browsers, once you know the location.
Seriously, it's something like a proof of concept. If it catches on, laptops might follow.
In Soviet Russia, PC means Personal Computer. It does not mean x86 Windows box.
Combine it with this bumper sticker!
There are extra features hidden behind a password. I guess it's hacker-friendly in a twisted way -- there's now a distributed project to brute-force the password.
The principle is simple, because the TV is just a fixed frequency monitor that takes RGB and timing signals. The circuit only converts the timings. This means a little extra work on the software side, as you have to configure X for the TV's resolution and frequency. Unfortunately some video boards (such as mine) have a lower limit on the frequency and the circuit won't work well. Otherwise it might be worth the hack :-)
You can compress data by removing all zeros, because they don't contain any information anyway. Besides, a "0" is more bulky than a "1" so you'll save more than half of the space.
LOTR is not a trilogy and the following movies are not sequels. It's one huge novel/movie that is divided into three parts for convenience.
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There is a good explanation why the banana could be used as a pejorative when it comes to programming.
While the 2.4 releases are (barely) newsworthy, why this? Are some people still using the _latest_ 2.2 kernels? Is there a reason to update to 2.2.x if you can't go 2.4 for some reason?
Unfortunately, many CDs are used to store mp3/ogg/divx and the like, which don't really compress much. So zisofs is not necessarily very useful.
Not everyone has clever software in their brain. I'm still doing a Search for Terrestrial Intelligence. But maybe /. isn't the place for it.
But at least I try and double-check the data.
64 bytes from slashdot.org (66.35.250.150): icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=144 usec
64 bytes from slashdot.org (66.35.250.150): icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=144 usec (DUP!)
64 bytes from slashdot.org (66.35.250.150): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=133 usec
64 bytes from slashdot.org (66.35.250.150): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=133 usec (DUP!)
64 bytes from slashdot.org (66.35.250.150): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=134 usec
64 bytes from slashdot.org (66.35.250.150): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=134 usec (DUP!)
PP..SS.. DDoonn''tt ffoorrggeett ttoo ttuurrnn oonn llooccaall eecchhoo!!
In addition, it doesn't mean "supernatural" either. This is another confusion that people sometimes make. Just because UFOs, aliens and the supernatural are somehow strange, doesn't mean they are related to each other.