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  1. Re:Machines that runs Windows? on Sun's UltraSPARC III Processor Shipping · · Score: 1

    You don't know that.

    What's the last game you saw running on Solaris?

    I thought so. People don't play games on Solaris, they do actual work.

    Nevertheless, have you tried compiling and running Quakeforge on a Sun Workstation?

    Neither have I.

    Therefore, you aren't qualified to make that statement.

    TY & HAND.

  2. Re:ah! a fresh post! on Do Open-Source Books Work? · · Score: 1

    Bah, there's not enough pseudo-random punctuation characters in there for it to be e. e. cummings.

  3. Re:3dfx still has a chance on The Good Old Days of 3Dfx · · Score: 1

    Matrox? ;-)

  4. Re:"understanding" Pink Floyd requires kindbud on Handheld Atari 2600 VCSp · · Score: 1

    Well... yes, "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In a Cave and Grooming with a Pict" rules. In fact, so does the enire album. But, you have to admit that Pink Floyd has been past their prime since "Dark Side of the Moon" and should have quit altogether when Roger left.

  5. Re:I don't see what the big deal is on Debian Plans New Installer For Woody · · Score: 1

    Sure, it's easy...

    Until, after the base system is installed and Phase 2(tm) begins,the X-server autoconfigurator decides that it wants to install the obsolete S3V driver for your even-more obsolete S3 VIrge card instead of the sane SVGA server, and gives you the choice to put it in or abort the installation.

    Completely.

    With no hint of how to restart it.

    The only reason I'm using Debian right now is because it had the only working FTP install I tried. (didn't try RedHat, but it sucks from previous experience) Stormix wouldn't download the packages saying, basically "An error occured", then proceeded to attempt to install ALL the non-existent .debs with no choice to abort!!!

    Mandrake just hung in the middle of downloading a package when somehow my Ethernet (cheap Realtek 8139 based) card stopped seeing the network :-( I had to use either the Big Red Switch or ctrl-alt-delete to exit the installer.

    SuSE doesn't have DHCP configuration as an install option, only bootp.

    And for some unknown reason Slackware STILL doesn't have FTP install at all!

  6. Re:Nice GUI, but... on Windows Whistler Screenshots · · Score: 1

    Can you say "virtual memory"?

    I knew you could.

  7. Didn't quite work on Slashback: Imagination, Evasion, Watermarks · · Score: 1

    That's odd, I could have sworn I logged in. Maybe it's because Charon doesn't accept cookies. :-)

  8. Re:My take on Debian 2.2 Reviewed, Interview on Embedded Debian · · Score: 1

    dpkg -l

  9. Re:_LINUX_ drivers? on Review of the Matrox G450 For Linux · · Score: 1

    I don't think anybody's bothered writing a DRI kernel driver for FreeBSD yet, let alone OpenBSD.

  10. The obvious answer on At the Library: a Briefly Vocal Minority · · Score: 2

    Shoudn't the obvious answer be:

    "Those 18 and under may not use the Internet without adult supervision, preferably that of their parent or guardian?"

    No, I guess it's too obvious for the corporacracy to accept.

  11. Doesn't work on The Limits of Software · · Score: 1

    test.c:1: `#include' expects "FILENAME" or
    :-P

  12. Re:open source music on Copying A DVD To A CD? · · Score: 1

    Damn, forgot about his 4'33" No. 2, AKA 0'00", also mentioned there. It is "to be performed in any way by anyone".

    Open source enough for you?

  13. open source music on Copying A DVD To A CD? · · Score: 1

    Well, John Cage's 4'33" is sort of open source in the sense that it can be modified. The piece can be played by any number and type of musicians, and need not last 4'33" at all. On the other hand, it must be in three movements, and their length must be determined randomly if the "official" timings are not used.

    More info here.

    I suppose you really mean "released under the Open Content License" though.

  14. Where's RMS when you need him? on Possible GPL Violation from Compaq UPDATED · · Score: 1
  15. Re:How do you use it? on More Revealed on the IBM Linux Wristwatch · · Score: 1

    Bah, missed the roller-wheel part, hence why I said Morse code...

    I'd prefer a knob like the old ones had to wind the watch, so you could look like you're winding it, but actually replying to a Slashdot message! :-)

  16. How do you use it? on More Revealed on the IBM Linux Wristwatch · · Score: 1

    Is it voice-activated? Or maybe you have to tap out shell commands in Morse code?

    The Linux shell just seems impractical to use on a device that small. I sincerely hope the end user doesn't have to use it much.

  17. Re:Have they forgotten? on Trailer For First Person Shooter Documentary · · Score: 1

    Actually, Catacombs 3-D.

    Catacombs was more like Gauntlet.

  18. Works for Me on Destroying The Myth Of The Web-Safe Palette · · Score: 1

    System: FreeBSD running XFree86 3.3.6 at 16BPP on a S3 ViRGE/DX

    Browser: Netscape/Linux 4.75, Mozilla recent snapshot

    I see no squares on the test page.

  19. Re:Well... on Destroying The Myth Of The Web-Safe Palette · · Score: 1

    Or orange and black...

  20. Re:The Straight Dope... on Python 1.6 Incompatible w/ GPL · · Score: 1

    It's UTICA.

  21. Re:Have any KDE developers actually read the GPL? on KDE to RMS: That's Absurd. · · Score: 1

    And how is linking it with an incompatible library breaking the terms of the GPL?

    Stallman is a threat to the Free Software movement and must be stopped.

  22. Re:GPL and RMS's role on KDE to RMS: That's Absurd. · · Score: 1

    Nope, it's the BSD license.

    RMS would have you believe the GPL apparently forbids the following:

    1. Using a GPLed library to build a program under any other license.

    2. Apparently, now using a proprietary license to build a GPLed program is also forbidden.

    So much for "free" software...

  23. Re: B.S. on KDE to RMS: That's Absurd. · · Score: 1

    Where does the License say that??

  24. forum2000 on Cray for Sale - Cheap - Some Assembly Required · · Score: 1

    might actually work if they did.

  25. Re:Oh Boy! on Vintage Computer Festival in San Jose · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I've already got one, exept mine's in the basement :-)