I know what you're going to say, "But they SUCK, they hang up on you, and they use 33% of your CPU!", but many people need drivers for Linux for WinModems. Now, can we petition the companies, starting with a big one like 3Com, to release some specifications for them? Maybe we can turn them into sound cards or something, but at least people wouldn't have to throw them away when they upgrade to a free OS.
"[Mr. Iams] said Linux current lacks some of the feathres demanded by corporations... . Among them are the ability to run simultaneously on many processors in a single computer and to keep a log of what the computer has done."
The first problem: "Run simultanously on many processors" has been answered by SMP.
The second problem: "Keep a log of what the computer has done." Needs some clarifications. If they want process accounting, here's a bunch of Accounting packages for Debian (Yes, you can find them in RPM format too). If you want to know _exactly_ what the computer is doing... Look at the source. Try that with IBM's Unix:).
I think this is another manefestation of the problem with the legality behind linking to somebody's site. Really all lycos does is link to the mp3's and the pages that contain them. If what comes out of the lawsuit is that lycos is infringing on copyrights, then anybody who links to another site which does "bad" things would be liable.
For example: What if person A put up a site which linked to a person B's home page. Then, what if B put up for download a bootlegged mp3. Is A liable for contributing to copyright infringement because anybody (C, for example) could use A's site to get to B?
I think we should stand up for our freedom to link to any darn site we please, and express our displeasure of these crazy lawsuits.
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I like it, it's got a cool name.
I know what you're going to say, "But they SUCK, they hang up on you, and they use 33% of your CPU!", but many people need drivers for Linux for WinModems. Now, can we petition the companies, starting with a big one like 3Com, to release some specifications for them? Maybe we can turn them into sound cards or something, but at least people wouldn't have to throw them away when they upgrade to a free OS.
I want to be the first to run Linux on a network of 255 toasters!
feathres demanded by corporations
The first problem: "Run simultanously on many processors" has been answered by SMP.
The second problem: "Keep a log of what the computer has done." Needs some clarifications. If they want process accounting, here's a bunch of Accounting packages for Debian (Yes, you can find them in RPM format too). If you want to know _exactly_ what the computer is doing... Look at the source. Try that with IBM's Unix :).
I think this is another manefestation of the problem with the legality behind linking to somebody's site. Really all lycos does is link to the mp3's and the pages that contain them. If what comes out of the lawsuit is that lycos is infringing on copyrights, then anybody who links to another site which does "bad" things would be liable.
For example: What if person A put up a site which linked to a person B's home page. Then, what if B put up for download a bootlegged mp3. Is A liable for contributing to copyright infringement because anybody (C, for example) could use A's site to get to B?
I think we should stand up for our freedom to link to any darn site we please, and express our displeasure of these crazy lawsuits.